Alexander Ikwegh, the House of Representatives member who threatened to make a Bolt driver disappear without consequence while assaulting him, is being investigated by the police......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
Ikwegh assaulted and threatened the driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, when the latter came to deliver a package at his Abuja residence on Sunday, October 27, 2024.
The federal lawmaker became furious when Abuwatseya requested that he come to receive his package instead of waiting for it to be brought directly to him.
Abuwatseya recorded the threat and assault that followed, including two slaps to his cheek, and reported the case to the police.
The recording, which has also found its way onto social media, has been generating widespread reactions against the federal lawmaker, who was also heard on camera saying he would not pay the driver.
The Nigeria Police Force provided an update on the situation on Monday amid public outrage over the ill-treatment meted out by an elected official to a citizen in the course of making an honest living.
“The Nigeria Police Force is aware of the incident between a Bolt driver, Mr. Stephen Abuwatseya, and Hon. Alexander Ikwegh, 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 stated in a social media post.
The police also cautioned that “the Police Force 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.”
The federal lawmaker from Abia North and South Federal Constituency, in the recording, dared the Bolt driver to call the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to come to his aid.
