Nigerians on social media have slammed an e-hailing motive force, Stephen Abuwatseya, for apologising to Alex Ikwechegh, the Area of Representatives member representing Aba North/South in Abia Order, then an altercation all through a package deal supply resulted in an alleged attack.
In a video remark on Thursday, Abuwatseya claimed he had provoked Ikwechegh, which in the long run resulted in the attack.
He expressed be apologetic about and requested the lawmaker and Nigerians for mercy.
On the other hand, this apology didn’t take a seat smartly with netizens, who speculated that the apology was once progressive via both ultimatum or cash.
A Fb consumer, #Okoye Onyedika, advised that the Bolt motive force would possibly had been stressed or paid to factor a community apology to his alleged assaulter.
#Okoye Onyedika wrote, “Is it not Nigeria again? Either they have threatened him, or money has exchanged hands.”
Echoing Onyedika’s sentiment, every other consumer, #Joseph Okay Nana, said,
“This must have been after a series of threats from the lawmaker’s boys. Justice is dead in Nigeria.”
Some other consumer, #Ngozi Okafor Okoye, commented, “He doesn’t want to disappear, so he accepted a settlement. Poverty shege.”
On X, a consumer CC Derek, tweeting as #derekchichi, argued that the driving force
will have to had been clear if he had reached a agreement with the lawmaker in lieu of apologising.
#derekchichi wrote, “If this guy was paid off (I believe he was), why not simply tell people you’ve settled with the lawmaker and are moving on with your life? Don’t come out to preach; you’re nobody’s Rabbi. We only supported you because we don’t condone injustice (regardless of the victim).”
Some other consumer on X.com, Mbuyazi, tweeting as #E_Mbuyazi, said, “Dem don use millions settle his conscience. Poor man’s dignity is for sale. Shame.”
Person Obianuju, tweeting as #ObianujuMenkiti, added, “For this to be true, two things are involved: 1. Threat to life; 2. Bank alert. These are the only two things that can make a man apologise to someone who disrespected his hustle, assaulted him, threatened him with ‘magical disappearance’ and more.”