Nigerians have condemned a member of the House of Representatives, Alex Ikwechegh, for assaulting an e-hailing (Bolt) driver who went to deliver a package to him at his Maitama residence in Abuja.
PUNCH Online reports a viral video which emerged on social media showing the lawmaker verbally and physically assaulting the driver, whose name is yet unknown, for telling him to come out and get the snail the driver was meant to deliver to him.
In the video, the visibly angered member representing Aba North & South Federal Constituency repeatedly insisted that the request was disrespectful given his social status.
The All Progressives Grand Alliance member also threatened to make the driver “disappear” without facing any consequences. When the driver requested the delivery fee, the politician slapped him multiple times, querying if the driver knew who he was talking to.
He said, “Do you know who I am? I can make this man (driver)…
