Nigeria, March 10 -- The wife of a suspended member of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Glory Agbor, has dismissed allegations that her husband, Dickson Agbor, physically assaulted her, describing a viral video showing her with injuries as "false" and possibly generated using artificial intelligence.

Mr Agbor represents the Obubra I State Constituency in the southern Nigerian legislature.

The controversy erupted earlier this week after a disturbing video circulated widely on social media, appearing to show Mrs Agbor with visible facial injuries. In the footage, she was alleged to have been beaten by her husband during a domestic dispute.

The clip triggered widespread outrage online, with many Nigerians condemning the alleged as...