The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested a lawyer, Ekere Ebong, who was filmed assaulting his wife at night in a street around their residence in Uyo
The assaulted woman wore only her underwear and had a bloodied face in the video.
It is unclear when the assault took place
Nigerians have expressed outrage over the assault captured in the clip which has gone viral on Facebook, X and other social media platforms.
The police spokesperson in Akwa Ibom, Odiko Macdon, said in a statement on Monday that Mr Ebong, 55, has been arrested at his Ewet Housing Estate residence, Uyo, over the incident.
The lawyer would be arraigned as soon as the investigation is concluded, the police spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, the national leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has directed the Uyo branch of the NBA to investigate the incident and cause the lawyer to appear before a disciplinary committee of the association, a source in the local branch said.
In the clip, the assaulted woman is breathing heavily while crying for help, apparently from the neighbours who were filming the incident.
A man’s voice could be heard from the background rebuking Mr Ebong for assaulting the wife.
“What are you doing? Look at the way this woman is bleeding. Jesus Christ!” the man said to Mr Ebong who appeared unperturbed and was asking the wife to give him a key.
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