Nigeria, July 3 -- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for the arrest of Elisha Abbo, the Nigerian senator caught on camera assaulting a woman at an adult toy shop in Abuja.

PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday exclusively reported Nigeria's youngest senator being caught on camera physically assaulting a woman in Abuja.

The report ignited indignation across the country with the Senate, the police, and Mr Abbo's Peoples Democratic Party announcing they were investigating the allegation.

Reacting in a statement on Wednesday, the Bwari branch of the NBA in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, called on the Inspector- General of Police to order Mr Abbo's arrest.

The lawyers pledged free legal support for the victim and vowed to ensure that...