7 arrested for killing 2 Uber drivers in Lagos

7 arrested for killing 2 Uber drivers in Lagos

By Jeffrey Agbo

Lagos State Police Command has arrested seven suspects in connection with the murder of two Uber drivers in the Lekki and Ajah areas of Lagos State.

Commissioner of Police, Olarenwaju Ishola, confirmed the arrests during a press briefing on Saturday, highlighting the command’s recent achievements.

According to Ishola, the suspects are members of two separate syndicates—a four-member gang and a three-member gang—implicated in the killings. The four-member gang includes Emeka Akwara, 19; David Segun, 21; Samuel Ariori, 21; and Lukman Ariori, 19, who are accused of murdering one of the drivers.

“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.

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According to him, the investigation is still ongoing.

In the same vein, CP Ishola said that on September 12 a three-man syndicate: Edmond Julius, 34; Abdullahi Umar, 32; and Saturday Oke, 40, was 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 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.

According to the police boss, the suspects have been charged to court.

He 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.