The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has arrested a lawmaker for assaulting a driver in the nation’s capital.
Police spokesperson for the Command, Josephine Adeh, confirmed that Alex Mascot Ikwechegh isat 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.
In a now-viral video, the House of Representatives member was seen slapping the Bolt driver.
Ikwechegh represents Aba North & South Federal Constituency in the Green Chamber on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA.
A furious Ikwechegh was captured in the video in casual wear as he lounged in his compound somewhere in the FCT on Sunday evening.