Nigeria, June 26 -- The Niger State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Surajo, a resident of the Tunga-Goro area of Minna, for allegedly assaulting his neighbour's wife, Deborah Andrew, and her one-month-old baby.

The incident, which occurred on 18 June, drew public outrage following reports that the suspect attacked the woman while she was breastfeeding her newborn in their shared compound.

Mr Andrew's husband, who was away at work when the incident happened, said he received a distress call from his wife, only to return home and find her bleeding with swollen eyes.

"My wife said someone was trying to kill her. When I got home, I discovered it was our co-tenant, Surajo. He beat her mercilessly, and her eyes were covered w...