The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has assumed control over an assault episode which involved a Bolt driver Stephen Abuwatseya and a federal lawmaker Alex Mascot Ikwechegh.
The police said the assaulted Bolt driver reported the incident at the Maitama Divisional Headquarters in the country’s capital.
The police likewise cautioned Nigerians including the lawmaker against making use of the name of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to scare citizens.
In a Monday post on a social media platform, the Force said, “The Nigeria Police Force is aware of the incident between a Bolt driver, Mr. Stephen Abuwatseya, and Hon. Alexander Ikwechegh, which took place on October 27, 2024, in Maitama, Abuja.
“The FCT Command is actively handling the case following Mr. Abuwatseya’s official report at the Maitama Divisional Headquarters.
“The Police Force also urges the public to refrain from using the name or office of the Inspector-General of Police to intimidate others, as such actions undermine the values of impartiality that the IGP’s office upholds.”
A viral video caught Ikwechegh, a member of the Green Chamber, assaulting the Bolt driver.
The lawmaker represents Aba North & South Federal Constituency in the Lower Chamber on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Going by the conversation recorded in the viral video, the lawmaker had directed a few snails from a vendor, who engaged the services of the Bolt driver to convey the goods.
A heated conflict followed when the Bolt driver showed up at the lawmaker’s residence and requested to be paid. The lawmaker accused the Bolt driver of disrespecting him and slammed two slaps on the face of the driver, who kept his cool in the face of the assault.
At the point when cautioned that the scene was recorded, the lawmaker told the Bolt driver: “My name is Honourable Alexander Mascot Ikwechegh, I am a member of the House of Reps, tell them. Call the Inspector General of Police, let him come.”
Ikwechegh and the House of Representatives have not made public a statement on the occurrence, but numerous Nigerians online have requested that justice be served in the matter.
