Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested seven suspects for allegedly killing two Uber drivers in the Lekki and Ajah areas of the state.
The Command’s Commissioner, CP Olarenwaju Ishola, confirmed this on Saturday while briefing newsmen on his achievements.
He said that the police arrested a four-gang and a three-gang syndicate for allegedly killing two drivers in separate incidents.
Ishola said that the police apprehended a four-gang syndicate: Emeka Akwara, 19; David Segun, 21; Samuel Ariori, 21; and Lukman Ariori, 19, who murdered a Uber driver.
He said: “On January 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.”
