Police arrests lawmaker, Alex Ikwechegh for assaulting cab driver

<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"the-post">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area-inner">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"single-featured-image"><img width&equals;"1200" height&equals;"600" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;10&sol;ulctkvghj-1200x600&period;webp&period;webp" class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" alt&equals;"Police arrests lawmaker&comma; Alex Ikwechegh for assaulting cab driver" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high"&sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"entry-content entry clearfix">&NewLine;<p>The Federal Capital Territory &lpar;FCT&rpar; Police Command announced on Monday that it has arrested lawmaker <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;Alex-Ikwechegh" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Alex Mascot Ikwechegh<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&comma; who is under investigation for allegedly assaulting a cab driver&comma; Stephen Abuwatseya&comma; in Abuja&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the Command’s spokesperson&comma; Josephine Adeh&comma; Ikwechegh is currently being questioned at the Maitama Police Station following Abuwatseya’s complaint&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img decoding&equals;"async" class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1119959" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;10&sol;SnapInsta&period;to&lowbar;279850380&lowbar;3222211771370231&lowbar;6164942016420946629&lowbar;n-1&period;jpg&period;webp&period;webp" alt&equals;"Alex Ikwechegh " width&equals;"853" height&equals;"853" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Initial findings indicate that the incident occurred during a delivery to Ikwechegh&comma; where <strong>a disagreement reportedly led to a physical altercation<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ikwechegh allegedly responded to the driver’s attempt to involve law enforcement by dismissively stating&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;You can go ahead and call the Inspector General of Police&comma;” an attitude the <a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;police" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>police<&sol;strong><&sol;a> said reflects a concerning disregard for the authority of law enforcement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>FCT Commissioner of Police&comma; Olatunji Disu&comma; has ordered a comprehensive investigation&comma; emphasizing that the Command is dedicated to an impartial inquiry and that appropriate legal actions will follow based on the findings&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gistreel&period;com&sol;police-arrests-lawmaker-alex-ikwechegh-for-assaulting-cab-driver&sol;" previewlistener&equals;"true">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;