Nigeria, Sept. 17 -- The police in Cross River State have arrested 60 suspects in connection with the alleged assault of a police officer at Watt Market in Calabar.

The police said the arrests followed an incident on Tuesday in which a police constable was allegedly attacked by roadside traders and others around Goldie by Etim Edem Lane, Calabar.

In a statement on Wednesday, the police spokesperson in the state, Sunday Eitokpah, said the command responded to a viral video alleging that market women had held a police officer following a chase involving a suspected internet fraudster.

Mr Eitokpah said the narrative accompanying the video was misleading and did not accurately reflect the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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