The police in Lagos have arrested seven suspects for allegedly killing two uber drivers in Lekki and Ajah in the state.
The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Olarenwaju Ishola, disclosed this on Saturday in Lagos.
Ishola said the suspects arrested were of a four-gang and a three-gang syndicate who allegedly killed the two drivers in separate attacks.
The CP gave the names of the four-member gang as Emeka Akwara, 19; David Segun, 21; Samuel Ariori, 21; and Lukman Ariori, 19, who murdered a Uber driver.
“On Jan. 9, the suspects ordered for an Uber at Chevron in the Lekki area – en-route Obalende. On getting to Obalende in a lonely area, they robbed and killed the driver by stabbing him multiple times in the neck, unfortunately they were unable to snatch the vehicle.
“With the intervention of good Samaritan and passerby, two suspects were immediately apprehended and handed over to police and further investigation led to the arrest of other two fleeing suspects.
“The deceased corpse was deposited in the Morgue at Mainland Hospital Yaba and a Toyota Camry Big Daddy. AGL 650 HN and Knives were recovered from them, ” he said.
According to him, investigation is ongoing.
In the second incident, CP Ishola said on Sept. 12 the three-man namely Edmond Julius, 34; Abdullahi Umar, 32; and Saturday Oke, 40, was arrested for killing another Uber driver, Oluwaseyi Fowler.
“The arrested suspects confessed that they kidnapped the driver at Ajah area of Lagos, murdered and robbed him of his Toyota camry.
“They sold the robbed Toyota camry car to their criminal receiver. They led the police to recover the decomposed body of the deceased and said Toyota Camry, ” he said.
Ishola said suspects have been charged to court, and advised drivers involved in uber, taxify, Lag ride and others to be wary of their passengers.
“If possible do not carry more than one passenger at a time and insist such a fellow is searched and make him sit at the front with you.
“This is just the third of its kind reported or detected in three months. We don’t know how many that have happened, ” he said.
According to him, the command is going to summon all drivers in such activities to give them some security tips for precautionary measures.
