Lagos police arrest man for stabbing Uber driver, stealing his car

News Agency Of Nigeria 11:08 - 24 February 2025

Man allegedly stabs uber driver, steals car

The Police spokesman said that the victim had been taken to the hospital for treatment.

The Police Command in Lagos State has detained a suspect accused of stabbing an Uber driver and dispossessing him of his car.

The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Lagos.

Hundeyin said that the incident happened on Saturday at 7:34 pm, at Ile-Zik in the Agege area of the state.

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An 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.

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Hundeyin said that based on the report, a team of policemen later trailed the vehicle to Oshodi where the suspect was intercepted.

He was immediately apprehended and the vehicle was recovered from him to the station, he stated.

The police spokesman said that the victim had been taken to the hospital for treatment. Hundeyin said that the investigation into the case was ongoing.

Recently, the Police Command in Lagos State has detained a 23-year-old man for prosecution for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Monday in Lagos.

He said the suspect committed the offence on Friday at about 8:00 pm at Ijedodo, Isheri-Osun area of the state.

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Hundeyin said that a neighbour reported the incident at the Isheri-Osun Police Divisional Station.

The neighbour said that he saw the suspect beating his girlfriend in his room for a reason yet to be determined. He said a few minutes later, the suspect screamed for help and getting to his apartment, he met his girlfriend lying unconscious on the bed with visible marks of violence found on her body. The girl was immediately rushed to the hospital in Ijegun, where she was confirmed dead by the doctor on duty, Hundeyin said.

The spokesperson said detectives were immediately dispatched to the alleged murder scene as well as the hospital where the corpse was inspected and photographed.

The image maker said that the corpse had been deposited at a morgue in Yaba for autopsy. At the same time, the suspect had been detained for questioning, adding that an investigation was in progress.

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