Rights Commission Wades Into Sen Abbo’s Alleged Abduction Of Wife

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) yesterday said it
would investigate the alleged assault of Emily Eric, wife of the
Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Elisha
Abbo, LEADERSHIP reports.

The father of Emily Eric, Pastor Alfred Dari, had claimed that
the senator allegedly abducted his daughter from home since January
2016 and has been assaulting her since then without paying her
bride price.

Eric, the acclaimed wife to Sen Abbo, became popular on social
media since a video clip of her embattled husband who was sighted
beating a woman in an adult toyshop in Abuja emerged online.

But reacting to a LEADERSHIP report published on Friday, the
Executive Secretary (ES), National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),
Anthony Ojukwu said even though there is no formal complaint about
the incident, the commission will look into the assault claim.

“Well, we just read it. There is no formal complaint before us
now. But having read the story, we are interested in the issue of
domestic violence. We will investigate that. We will ask the lady
to come. If we establish there is an issue of domestic violence, we
will also ask the Senator to come,” Ojukwu told LEADERSHIP
Sunday.

Meanwhile, Sen Elisha Abbo (PDP, Adamawa North), in his reaction
to the story yesterday, alleged that Pastor Alfred Dari was paid
N500,000 to tarnish his image with such claims.

Abbo who could not mention the person that gave the pastor the
money, said he could not respond to enquiries sent to him on
Thursday, July 11, 2019 because he only saw the message after
reading the earlier story.

According to the Senator, he won’t want to join issues with
someone paid to do a hatchet job.

He said, “I am just seeing your SMS after reading your interview
with Mr. Alfred Dari, an uncle to my wife, Emily Eric.

“My brother, I won’t join issues with a man paid to do a hatchet
job. I wish the N500K he received for the interview will help his
family,” the Senator said.

But Pastor Alfred Dari last night denied that he collected money
to speak with LEADERSHIP Friday concerning the alleged abduction
and assault of Eric.

“That I collected money from who? Who gave me money? Nobody gave
me money. Nobody gave me money.”

“If I had money, I would have come to Abuja, to places like
Human Rights Radio and other places. It is someone that connected
me to LEADERSHIP Newspaper and they helped in conveying my cry
through their medium.

“So, nobody gave me money and nobody promised me money. That is
my position. Anybody that said I collected money, God knows that
one. I know myself. Even my daughter that is with him knows that I
am a man of integrity. She knows that very well. It is just that
she has been brainwashed,” Dari said.

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