Two suspects have been arrested by the police over their involvement in the physical assault of a teenager in Nasarawa State.
The arrest was made following the physical abuse of the young lady seen in viral videos being beaten and having her cloth cut with scissors.
The viral videos of the assault were posted by a tweep, Agatha Akaahar, who revealed that the incident had escalated from a fight between the victim and her friend over a phone number.
It also captured the yet-to-be-identified lady being flogged by two men and two ladies, while the recording took place.
The state police via his Twitter handle on Saturday said that the vehicle used during the assault had also been recovered while other suspects in connection to the assault were still at large.
“Sequel to the viral tweet of assault on a female teenager in Lafia, Nasarawa State, the Command swiftly commenced an investigation into the case. It is gratifying to state that, two suspects have been arrested in connection with the case while the vehicle used in conveying the victim to an undisclosed location where she was assaulted has been recovered.
“Effort is ongoing to arrest the remaining suspects still at-large,” they tweeted.
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