Passenger Arrested For Stabbing Uber Driver , Stealing His Toyota Car
The police command in Lagos has arrested a suspect accused of stabbing an Uber driver and dispossessing him of his car.
The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident Monday in Lagos.
Mr Hundeyin said the incident happened on Saturday at 7:34 p.m. at Ile-Zik in Agege.
“A Uber driver reported at Isokoko Division that the suspect boarded his Toyota Camry at Nitel by Old Abeokuta Motor Road, Agege, to Marriott Hotel, GRA, Ikeja.
“On getting to Ile-Zik along the way, the suspect brought out a sharp knife, stabbed him all over his body, and stole his vehicle,” he said.
Mr Hundeyin said that based on the report, a team of policemen trailed the vehicle to Oshodi, where the suspect was intercepted.
“He was immediately apprehended, and the vehicle was recovered from him at the station,” he said.
The police spokesman said the victim had been taken to the hospital.
Mr Hundeyin said that the investigation into the case was ongoing.
(NAN)
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