Police Arrest Two for Strangling Uber Driver

For strangling an Uber driver and dumping his corpse at a church premises after stealing his car, the Lagos State Police Command has arrested the perpetrators, Emmanuel Osas and Michael Iriekpen.

The suspects were arrested by a special team constituted by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, after the deceased’s car, a red KIA Rio, was tracked to Edo State.

The suspects, alongside one Destiny (who is presently at large), were said to have contacted the deceased simply identified as Alex, for a trip, pretending to be passengers.

It was gathered that they lured him to an eatery at Obawole Street in Ogba, around 9pm, where they killed him with a military belt after beating and stabbing him.

In his confession, Osas said he tied the victim’s neck with the belt while he was driving before they dragged him off the wheel.

He said: “I was arrested in my village in Edo State, after my first operation and it was Michael that introduced me to it when I told him I wanted to go back to my village.

“He discouraged me and told me about the deal. He said his boss wanted to buy a car and that we should work towards stealing a car.

“Around 8pm, we used the Uber app and I called Alex. When he came, I and Destiny entered the car first. Michael didn’t enter. I was holding the belt and tied the belt on his neck and passed it to Destiny.