Seven men arrested for killing Uber drivers in Lagos

Police operatives in Lagos have arrested seven suspects for allegedly killing two Uber drivers in the state.

The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olarenwaju Ishola, confirmed this on Saturday while briefing journalists on the recent achievements recorded by the command.

He said the operatives arrested the suspects for allegedly killing the drivers in separate incidents.

The CP added that the police arrested a four-gang syndicate – Emeka Akwara (19), David Segun (21), Samuel Ariori (21), and Lukman Ariori (19) for killing the first Uber driver.

He said: “On January 9, the suspects ordered an Uber at Chevron in the Lekki area – en route to Obalende.

“On getting to Obalende in a lonely area, they robbed and killed the driver by stabbing him multiple times in the neck. Unfortunately, however, they were unable to snatch the vehicle.

“With the intervention of good Samaritan and passerby, two suspects were immediately apprehended and handed over to the police and further investigation led to the arrest of other two fleeing suspects.

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“The deceased corpse was deposited in the morgue at Mainland Hospital in Yaba and a Toyota Camry Big Daddy. AGL 650 HN and knives were recovered from the suspects.”

“The investigation is still ongoing on the incident.

“September 12 last year, another three-man syndicate: Edmond Julius (34), Abdullahi Umar (32) and Saturday Oke (40) were arrested for killing another Uber driver, Oluwaseyi Fowler.

“Arrested suspects confessed that they kidnapped the driver at Ajah area of Lagos, murdered and robbed him of his Toyota Camry.

“They sold the Toyota Camry car to their criminal receiver. They led the police to recover the decomposed body of the deceased and said Toyota Camry.”

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