Three men who allegedly conspired and gruesomely murdered Uber driver, Morenikeji Stephen Oluwaniyi, aged 27, and made away with his Toyota Corolla saloon car, have been arrested by detectives attached to the Meiran Police Division in Lagos State Police Command.
This was made known by the command’s spokesman, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu on Wednesday, September 8, 2021.
The suspects were identified as Rilwan Nasiru, aged 27; Sodiq Taiwo, aged 23 and Oladimeji, aged 20.
According to Ajisebutu, the three suspects had booked Uber service online, after which they lured the driver to Meiran area and strangled him to death.
After the dastardly act, the trio reportedly dumped his body on the bridge at Abule Egba, on Lagos/Abeokuta highway and made away with his Toyota Corolla Saloon car with registration number KSF 830 GX.
The PPRO stated further that following a report by victim’s fiancée at the police division on September 6, 2021, detectives began investigation which led to the arrest of the suspects in their criminal hideouts and recovery of the stolen car.
Commending the breakthrough of the detectives but saddened by the incident, the State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, had directed that the case should be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and prosecution.
Odumosu commiserated with the victim’s family, assuring that no stone would be left unturned to diligently prosecute the case.
He advised Uber drivers and others operating a similar business to be security conscious always and be wary of the passengers who patronize them.
