A viral video showing a member of the House of Representatives slapping a Bolt driver has sparked outrage on social media platforms.
Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, who represents Aba North & South Federal Constituency in the Green Chamber on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) was captured in the video in his compound somewhere in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
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 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 to disappear in the whole of Nigeria and nothing will happen.” the lawmaker shouted to the speaker on the other side.
"I Can Make You Disappear": Reps Member Ikwechegh Caught Assaulting Bolt Driver Over Snail Delivery
In the video, Ikwechegh can be seen angrily confronting and hitting the driver while making threatening remarks. "Can you imagine this rat? I can make this man disappear in this… pic.twitter.com/ZQx7aw0rdQ
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After the phone conversation with the snail vendor, Ikwechegh faced the Bolt driver and said, “You will not get a penny from me with this level of disrespect. You will suffer, I will deal with you.”
He subsequently 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 said, “Are you slapping me, sir?”
“I just did, slap me back. How dare you?” the lawmaker angrily replied.
“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.”
Channels Television report
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