A 21-year-old US returnee, David Segun, and two others have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly killing an Uber driver in the Obalende area of Lagos State.
Their arrest was revealed by the Commissioner of Police, Ishola Olanrewaju, while parading them at the state command headquarters on Saturday.
Olanrewaju explained that Segun and his associates, Emeka Akwara (19), Samuel Ariori (21), and Lukman Ariori (19), ordered an Uber ride from Chevron in Lekki to Obalende at midnight on Thursday, January 9.
He stated that upon reaching a desolate area in Obalende, the suspects allegedly robbed and killed the Uber driver by stabbing him multiple times in the neck.
According to him, the suspects were unable to steal the vehicle, and two of them were apprehended at the scene by members of the community.
He said, “On January 9, 2025, at about midnight, a case of conspiracy, armed robbery and murder was reported. One Emeka Akwara, 19 years, David Segun, 21 years, Samuel Ariori, 21 years, and Lukman Ariori, 19 years, ordered an Uber at Chevron in the Lekki area – en-route to Obalende. On getting to Obalende in a lonely area, they robbed and killed the Uber driver by stabbing him multiple times in the neck. Unfortunately, they were unable to snatch the vehicle.
“With the intervention of good Samaritans within the environs, two suspects were immediately arrested and were handed over to police operatives attached to Lion Building.”
The Police chief further stated that two other fleeing suspects were apprehended in the Chevron area of the state, adding that the deceased’s body was deposited in the morgue at Mainland Hospital, Yaba.
Olanrewaju, who confirmed that an investigation had begun, described Segun as a US returnee and the leader of the gang.
While pointing at him, Olanrewaju said,
“This is their team leader. He was sent home from America by his father. The mother at home could still not handle him. The failure of society is placed on the police. We are not complaining, it is a job we signed up for. They will be facing criminal prosecution right from Monday.
“I wonder the value of what this vehicle will fetch in the market that made them snuff the life out of the owner. Probably the man even took the vehicle on hire purchase,” he added.
Other suspects were paraded for kidnapping, cultism, armed robbery, carjacking, and other various criminal activities.
The CP also highlighted that the command employed intelligence-led policing during the yuletide season, which contributed to a peaceful celebration.
“During this period, we had intelligence-led policing that resulted in the peaceful yuletide season that we had in Lagos. It is on record that Murtala Muhammed airport received no less than 500,000 diasporan Nigerians, ninety percent of whom did not go outside of )agos for celebration,” he added.