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  • Uber: ‘Driver wasn’t using our app when he was strangled to death’

    Uber: ‘Driver wasn’t using our app when he was strangled to death’

    The ridesharing app, Uber has released a statement identifying slain cab driver, Ehobosa Alex, as a registered driver to their network. The company, however, says the deceased wasn’t using their app when he was booked by his suspected killers on Sunday, April 9th…

    Two days ago, the Lagos state police command paraded two men, Osaro Egbomrewen and Michael Eyeoekpe, accused of killing the deceased and stealing his Kia vehicle with the intent to sell it off to an unsuspecting buyer.

    The suspects told newsmen that they went online to order a taxi and the deceased came through to take them to Oke-Ira in Ogba but they made a detour to Oremeji Street in Ogba where they strangled him to death and then dumped his body in front of a church. They were arrested in Benin City, Edo state where they were planning to sell his car.

    According to Atlantic reporter, in a statement released today, Uber says the deceased wasn’t logged on to their network as at the time he was carrying his killers.

    The statement reads

    “We are shocked and deeply saddened to learn of this tragic news. We are busy reaching out to offer our support to the driver’s family. Our thoughts and hearts go out to his family and we extend our sincerest condolences. This is a senseless act and the guilty parties must be prosecuted. We are relieved to hear the suspects have been arrested. We will support the authorities in any way possible to assist in their investigation. We can confirm that the driver was registered to use the Uber app, but he was not using the app during the time of the incident, therefore we have no reason to believe that this crime is related to Uber in any way “the statement read

  • See photos of men who killed Uber driver in Lagos

    See photos of men who killed Uber driver in Lagos

    The suspects, Osaro Egbomrewen and Michael Eyeoekpe were yesterday paraded before newsmen in connection with the death of an Uber driver, Innevosa Emmanuel, who was strangled to death at the Ogba area of the state recently. (Read here)

    The deceased had responded to their call for a taxi and was taking them to their destination at Oke-Ira in Ogba, when they suddenly asked for a diversion to Oremeji street where they strangled him to death, dumped his body in front of a church and went away with his Kia vehicle.

    The suspects and one other person at large were in the process of selling off the vehicle when they were arrested in Benin City, Edo state.

  • Police arrest suspects for killing Uber driver, stealing vehicle

    Police arrest suspects for killing Uber driver, stealing vehicle

    Detectives attached to the Anti-Kidnapping Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two suspects who posed as passengers and killed an Uber driver, in an attempt to steal his vehicle.

    The suspects and one other, who is at large, strangled the driver, Innevosa Emmanuel and disposed him of his KIA RIO salon car marked KTU 594DM.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspects always go after uber drivers with the intention of killing them and stealing their cars, to resell them to new buyers.

    The suspects boarded the vehicle from Ikeja to take them to Ogba, Oke-Ira during which they suddenly ordered the driver to make a U-turn and take them to Oremeji Street, Obawole area of Ogba, where he was strangled with a belt by the robbers and the vehicle was driven away.

    According to one of the suspects, he said they were three that participated in the killing of the driver.

    “I and Michael met at Ogba where I went to drink and we became friends. I told him how difficult things were for me that I needed to relocate to Benin to start all over again.

    “It was at this point that Michael told me about a deal that could fetch me some money that we could get a car and then sell it to his boss.

    “Michael then told me about one Alex (Emmanuel) who had a vehicle and we agreed to meet the following day. Since then we had been meeting and discussing how to buy the vehicle.

    “On the fateful day the Uber driver came, I was with Michael in his office and his friend Destiny was with him but I don’t know if he discussed the vehicle deal with Destiny.

    “Around 9:30p.m, we called the Uber driver to come and pick us at Tantalizer eatery at Ogba. I and Destiny were inside the vehicle with the driver, but Michael was outside while I was holding the belt.

    “Immediately I put the belt across the driver’s neck, Destiny dragged the belt and we strangled him. When we were satisfied that he was dead, we took his corpse to Oremeji Street and dumped him in front of a church around 10:30 p.m., without anybody noticing us.

    “After killing the driver, we took the vehicle to Michael’s boss to sell it. The buyer then inquired from us where we got the vehicle from and Michael told him that we killed the owner.

    “The buyer then said we should take the car away and Michael said we should take it to his house and park it outside, before taking it to another buyer in Benin.

    “Later we were tracked to Benin, arrested and brought back to Lagos.” the suspect said.

    The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, who paraded the suspects at the Command headquarters, said the command received a report of a missing Uber driver, whose car was stolen and the driver missing.

    Owoseni said since then, it has been an issue of concern and detectives through their sustained efforts towards the missing driver, two days ago arrested two suspects in connection with the missing driver.

    “The suspects posed as passengers, strangled the Uber driver and dumped his remains at Ogba and the vehicle was taken to Delta State, where it was recovered and the suspects arrested.”

    The Police boss said the suspects would soon be charged to court.

     

     

    NAN

  • Uber CEO pulls out of Trump’s business council

    Uber CEO pulls out of Trump’s business council

    The Chief Executive of Uber, Mr Travis Kalanick on Friday backed out of a business advisory council set up by Donald Trump, a week after the new U.S. president issued an immigration order that raised concerns for the ride-hailing company and its employees.

    Kalanick spoke briefly with Trump about the order “and its issues for our community,” and told the president he “would not be able to participate” in the council, he said in an email sent to employees and seen by newsmen.

    “Joining the group was not meant to be an endorsement of the president or his agenda but unfortunately it has been misinterpreted to be exactly that,’’ Kalanick wrote.

    The immigration order temporarily suspended the U.S. refugee programme and banned travelers from seven Muslim-majority nations.

    Kalanick was one of 16 company executives chosen to participate on the council.

    The group was scheduled to have its first meeting on Friday.

    Report says there have been protests worldwide against Trump’s executive order.

    Many U.S. multinationals, technology companies in particular, were also outraged by it, pointing, among other things, to the importance of immigration and certain visas in contributing to their success.

    “Immigration and openness to refugees is an important part of our country’s success and quite honestly to Uber’s.

    “There are many ways we will continue to advocate for just change on immigration but staying on the council was going to get in the way of that,’’ he said.