Julius OkorieHouse of Representatives Member representing Aba North & South Federal Constituency, Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, is about to know whether something will happen or not after he was picked up by FCT Police Command following his brutal assault of E-bolt Driver, Stephen Abuwatseya.
Mascot was seen in a viral video dishing out slaps at the helpless driver and telling him “he can make him disappear and nothing will happen” The outraged that the video attracted has led to the arrest of the law maker who Primebusiness.africa understands is now telling the police all he knows about the incident.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelPolice spokesperson for the Command, Josephine Adeh, confirmed that Alex Mascot Ikwechegh “is at the Maitama Police Station undergoing questioning.”
In a statement on Monday, the Command said the Bolt driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, reported the matter to the Command.
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A furious Ikwechegh a member All Progressive Grand Alliance, was captured in the video in casual wear as he lounged in his compound somewhere in the FCT on Sunday evening.
Going by the conversation recorded in the viral video, the lawmaker had ordered some snails from a vendor who engaged the services of the e-hailing App driver to deliver the goods.
A heated disagreement ensued when the Bolt driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, arrived at the lawmaker’s residence and asked to be paid.
A furious Ikwechegh was heard speaking with the vendor on the phone. “How can this stupid idiot come to me and tell me that I am supposed to come and meet him in his car and pick up a snail I am buying from you? I can make this man disappear in the whole of Nigeria and nothing will happen.” the lawmaker blurted to the speaker on the other side.
After the phone conversation with the snail vendor, Ikwechegh faced Abuwatseya and said, “You will not get a penny from me with this level of disrespect. You will suffer, I will deal with you.”
The APGA lawmaker fulfilled his threat and thudded two slaps on the cheeks of the driver who maintained his composure in the face of the assault.
To capture that he had been slapped, the Bolt driver asked, “Are you slapping me, sir?”
“I just did, slap me back. How dare you?” the lawmaker angrily retorted.
“Do you slap me thrice sir?”
“Twice, you will soon receive the third one.”
When alerted that the episode was recorded, the lawmaker told the 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.”
The Command said the Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Olatunji Disu, has mandated a thorough investigation into the matter adding that “The Command is committed to conducting an impartial investigation and ensuring justice in all cases. Upon completion of the investigation, appropriate legal action will be taken.”
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
