Controversial northern Senator reacts to viral sex tape, issues threat

• Senator Ishaku Abbo from Adamawa state has reacted to reports linking him to a viral sex video
• Addressing the press, Senator Abbo rejected claims that he was the individual in the viral sex video, he attributed it to the handiwork of mischief makers
• However, the Adamawa lawmaker who was recently sacked from the Senate has threatened to sue those behind the promotion of the viral video on social media

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

The Adamawa state-born Senator Ishaku Abbo has denied his involvement in a recent sexual scandal.

This comes after a viral video leaked online last week, purportedly showing a light-skinned man likened to be the senator, engaging in sexual intercourse with a woman identified as being married.

Surprisingly, the name of Senator Abbo was tagged as the identified man in the sex video, an allegation that has yet to be proven or substantiated by any credible sources.

“My people love me”: Senator Abbo insists

Following the release of the video which has since gone viral, The Punch reported that a press conference was held on Thursday evening over the incident.

Addressing the press, the senator denied that he was the man in the video having sex with the alleged Adamawa married woman whose husband is said to be based in Abuja.

Abbo said:

“How can you identify a person without seeing his face, his body, only parts of his legs and you said it is Senator Abbo.“

The ex-senator blamed his political opponents for sponsoring what he called “timid blackmail.”

“Blackmail cannot stop me from winning elections. A senator from one of the northern states was shown in a sex video with his entire body, but he still won an election to the Senate, and his wife won an election to the House of Representatives. My people love me. No amount of blackmail can stop me,” he insisted.

The controversial senator threatened to take legal court action against those he suspected were behind the circulation of the sex video and who are trying to malign and tarnish his name.

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"Why I apologised to Akpabio": Senator Abbo speaks

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Senator Ishaku Abbo apologised to Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, over the allegation that he was behind his political travail.

Abbo said he was not apologising to return to the Senate, but he was convinced that the Senate president knew nothing about the allegation he had levelled against him.

After the court of appeal sacked him, Abbo, at a press conference on Monday, said that the Senate President was behind his travails.

Source: Legit.ng