Lawyers of Stephen Abuwatseye, the Abuja Bolt driver, who was assaulted by a House of Representative member from Abia State, Alex Ikwechegh, have withdrawn their legal representation.
Deji Adeyanju and Partners said they withdrew their legal representation of Abuwatseya to protect its professional integrity and maintain the highest ethical standard in the legal profession.
Recently, Abuwatseya was assaulted by the House of Representatives member representing Aba North/South of Abia State while delivering a food item.
The incident happened at the lawmaker’s residence in Maitama area of Abuja.
Following the incident, the lawmaker was arraigned at a Kuje Magistrate Court in Abuja where he was later granted bail.
But on Thursday, Abuwatseya had apologized to Ikwechegh while calling for unity among Nigerians.