The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old US returnee, David Segun, and two others for allegedly k*lling an Uber driver in the Obalende area of Lagos State.
The Commissioner of Police, Ishola Olanrewaju, disclosed this while parading the suspects at the state command headquarters on Saturday.
Ishola Olanrewaju disclosed that Segun and his friends, Emeka Akwara (19) Samuel Ariori (21) and Lukman Ariori (19) ordered an Uber ride from Chevron in Lekki to Obalende at midnight on Thursday, January 9.
He said upon arriving at a lonely area in Obalende, the suspects allegedly robbed and killed the Uber driver by stabbing him multiple times in the neck.
According to him, the suspects were unable to snatch the vehicle, and two among them were apprehended on the spot by members of the community.
The Police chief further stated that two other fleeing suspects were arrested in the Chevron area of the state, adding that the deceased’s corpse was deposited in the morgue at Mainland Hospital, Yaba.
Olanrewaju who explained that an investigation had begun into the incident described Segun as a US returnee as well as the gang’s leader.
While pointing at him, Olanrewaju said, “This is their team leader. He was sent home from America by his father. The mother at home could still not handle him. The failure of society is placed on the police. We are not complaining, it is a job we signed up for. They will be facing criminal prosecution right from Monday.
