- Chris Uba reportedly assaulted two artisans who demanded for their payment after completing their work
- The artisans threatened to report the situation to the police
- Nigerians believe he should be made to face the law
Chris Uba, a prominent Nigerian politician, has allegedly assaulted artisans who demanded payment for the work done in his house in the United Kingdom (UK).
In a video circulating on social media, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member from Anambra State, Chris Uba was seen physically assaulting an artisan while another artisan recorded the incident. The artisan was demanding payment for the work he completed at the politician's house but Uba demanded that they leave his house.
The other person recording the video asked why the artisan was being assaulted and said, “he doesn’t wanna pay the money, we have done work for him, the whole house, is that right Suleiman? So he is trying to beat him.”
Although the details of the job were not mentioned in the video, the man recording it mentioned that the incident would be reported to the police, and the politician rushed towards him at the end of the video.
Nigerians react to Uba’s assault video
Many Nigerians believe that the politician should be made to face the law for his actions. Some netizens said it is a bad look for the country and that he should be deported.
While others think he should have learnt from Ekeweremadu, a former deputy senate president who is currently serving a nine-year jail term in the UK for plotting to harvest a man’s kidney.
Here are some of the comments:
@Lord_of_Nigeria posted: “I hope he is charged and sent to prison. They fail to understand that buying houses abroad with stolen money from Nigeria doesn’t mean they can buy the sense to live there. There is no bigmanism abroad, everyone even cleaners are respected, i hope he gets arrested for assault.”
@zubidavies posted: “After seeing this; just think back home about how they deny artisans and professionals their pay without being held accountable. Many people who are not even politicians politicians do this.”
@RolandNGabriel posted: “We need to reform Nigerian Politics or totally abandon it because it is designed for the worst of us to lead us. When you need huge sums of monies that mostly criminals can access to get political power, then it means that mostly criminals will get into power.”
@HenryIkwunemere posted: ““You’re too small”. He thinks he’s in Nigeria where they oppress everyone. Let him go and ask Ike Ekweremmadu how far. He’s done for good.”
@AimThaMachine_ posted: “Chris Uba is going to join his brother Ike Ekweremadu in the UK prison.”
@IgonorMathias posted: “Greediest set of people. With all the looted funds you don’t want to pay for a service rendered to u.”
@DanielRegha posted: “And this is how some Nigerians give the country a bad name; If a politician can assault a worker abroad without remorse, imagine how he treats his staffs & employees here in Nigeria. I really hope he (Chris Uba) is jailed abroad for him crimes, the authorities should needs to make an example of him.”
@Uncle_Olu_ posted: “Anyway, Ekweremadu should shift for him small, make he chill with him for 'preezeen' For him to do this in the UK, you'll just know that he doesn't pay more than the initial payment in Nigeria..”
@PaultwinOkoye posted: “Any Nigerian politician arrested is a win for everyone.”
@legend_082 posted: “He learned nothing from Ekweremadu’s experience. He should be reminded that diplomatic passports from this country has no weight.”
@jidifeanyi posted: “Jail term is calling this one. He thinks he's in Anambra were he lords it over his people.”
@olacuteTunes posted: “What he probably does in Nigeria and getaway with, he has taken same attitude overseas. He’ll realize no one is above the law there regardless of his timber and caliber.”
@ChudMoss posted: “Physical assault will surely involve the police- it doesn’t matter who you’re.”
@GeorgeLambert_1 posted: “If he can confidently do this in the UK, I can imagine what he does in Nigeria to Nigerians since they're small gods in town.”
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