Nigeria, March 17 -- Police in Cross River State have arrested a Cross River State resident, Ibiong Bassey, over a viral video showing the alleged assault on her five-year-old niece.

PREMIUM TIMES is protecting the victim's identity because she is a minor.

Eitokpah Sunday, the police spokesperson in Cross River, said operatives of A Division, Calabar, arrested the suspect on 11 March at about 10:45 a.m., following the release of the video clip.

Mr Sunday stated in a statement that "Preliminary investigations reveal that the suspect assaulted the minor with a spatula, inflicting injuries around the child's right eye."

He added that further examination also showed bruises on other parts of her body, indicating sustained abuse.

The poli...