Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- The police in Abia State, South-east Nigeria, say they have begun interrogation of officers who were filmed assaulting a man in the state.

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

The video clip which showed the officers assaulting the yet-to-be-identified man had been circulating on social media.

In the clip seen by PREMIUM TIMES, three operatives wearing police uniform and one other in mufti were hitting and kicking the unidentified man who was forced to lie down on the ground.

One of the operatives was seen violently hitting the man on his hand with a rifle.

Two other officers, moments later, forced the man to spread his hands on the ground while they violently ...