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October 28, 2024
The police in a short statement issued on Monday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, also warned members of the public to refrain from using the name and office of the Inspector General of Police to intimidate others.
The Nigeria Police Force says it is investigating the incident that occurred in the Maitama area of Abuja where a House of Representatives member, Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, assaulted a Bolt driver.
The police in a short statement issued on Monday by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, also warned members of the public to refrain from using the name and office of the Inspector General of Police to intimidate others.
The statement read, “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 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.”
SaharaReporters earlier reported that in a viral video making the rounds on social media, Ikwechegh was captured brutalising the e-hailing taxi driver, who went to his (the lawmaker) residence in Abuja to deliver a product.
Ikwechegh, who represents Aba North and South Federal Constituency of Abia State, repeatedly slapped the driver and hurled insults at him for asking him to come to his car to collect what he (the driver) was there to deliver.
Ikwechegh also threatened to make the driver disappear from Nigeria, saying nothing would happen if he did, even if the driver called the Inspector General of Police.
The lawmaker refused to pay the driver and boasted that he is a member of the House of Representatives. He broke the driver’s phone and tore his clothes for “disrespecting him”.
He also threatened to beat the driver and lock him in his generator house to make him suffer.
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