Nigeria Senator Elisha Abbo filmed hitting a woman

A video showing Nigerian Senator Elisha Abbo hitting a shop assistant has gone viral among social media users. Hashtags with the name of the senator have been trending on Twitter, while Nigerians share ideas on how to stop assaults on women and urge the country to pay more attention at who they let in the National Assembly.

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