Police Angry I Recorded Assault By Abia Lawmaker – Cab Driver Reveals

A cab driver in Abuja, Stephen Abuwatseya, has come forward with allegations of assault and threats by Alexander Mascot Ikwechegh, a House of Representatives member from Abia State.

The incident reportedly occurred at Ikwechegh’s residence in the Maitama area, where Abuwatseya had gone to deliver a package.

The confrontation escalated quickly, with Ikwechegh allegedly threatening to make Abuwatseya “disappear,” assault him physically and confine him in his generator house. Following the altercation, the cab driver was arrested and taken to the Maitama Police Station.

While in custody, Abuwatseya encountered further challenges. He reported that the Investigating Police Officer (IPO) at the station expressed anger over his decision to record the assault, complicating his situation further.

His account of the events was shared during a discussion with social media influencer, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan.

He said, “I got a request from Bolt while about to close at about 9pm and she said I was picking up something from a garden after Kado roundabout. When I got there she brought a package which was a snail. On getting to the house, I saw him seated a few meters from my car and I greeted but he didn’t respond. I felt he was not the owner of the package.

“The next thing he started insulting me, are you stupid? Mad? Are you a fool? Bring my stuff for me. I wasn’t happy with the way he spoke to me because I was doing my job. Aggrieved I responded that normally I wasn’t supposed to bring this to you, you were supposed to pick it yourself and he became angry.

“They referred us to crime and I explained what happened. While speaking with the honourable on the phone, the IPO stepped out and said he wanted to carryout at investigation at the honourable’s house in Maitama.

“They kept me for over two hours behind the counter and was not detained. After two hours, he came back and was quarrelling about why I recorded the video. I asked if there was a part of the law that says I can’t record. He was becoming a threat to me and I had to take evidence.

“They gave me a form to fill and write my statement, while writing the honourable came and was shouting, calling me names. He called me a common bolt driver, a poor man, I have pride. I replied him saying so a poor man can’t speak as a Nigerian? I shouldn’t be treated like a foreigner.

“I left the station around 3.00 and my car is still at the station because they collected it. The honourable was not detained.”