Nigeria, June 22 -- The police in Abia State, South-east Nigeria, say they have arrested Agwu Ukpo, a 37-year-old man who was filmed assaulting a woman, Amarachi Chinyere, in the state.

The police spokesperson in Abia State, Maureen Chinaka, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.

A video clip circulating on Facebook showed Mr Agwu aggressively assaulting Chinyere inside an apartment in Aba, the commercial hub of the state.

The man, who wore only shorts, was heard in the clip threatening to kill the woman as he pinned her down while repeatedly and aggressively hitting her with his fists.

PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the incident happened in April but the clip surfaced online in June.

This newspaper reliably gathered that contrary to in...