Nigeria MP Mrakpor 'slapped by prison boss aide'

The head of Nigeria's prisons service has been summoned to appear before parliament after his

security guards allegedly slapped a female MP.
Onyemaechi Mrakpor, 49, and a member of the lower house, said she was attacked for overtaking the motorcade of Peter Ezenwa Ekpendu on Wednesday.
Mr Ekpendu reportedly watched as the lawmaker was assaulted by his aides within the premises of the parliament.
Mrs Mrakpor was in tears when she reported the incident, one MP said.
"This is the time we need to rally behind her not just as a member but as a woman," MP Femi Gbajabiamila said, The Herald newspaper reported.