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Robbers Gun Down Uber Driver, Collect Car
An uber driver identified as Tade recently lost his life to unidentified armed robbers, who shot him dead around Badore in the Ajah area of Lagos State.
The incident was said to have occurred when a customer requested Tade’s service to convey him to a destination in the state where he drove down to for pick-up.
Upon reaching the destination, three armed men waylaid him and allegedly shot him twice.
After perpetrating the crime, the armed robbers reportedly fled from the scene in Tade’s vehicle.
The deceased’s colleague, known as Damilare, while narrating his knowledge of the occurrence to PUNCH, said, three hoodlums were responsible for the attack.
Damilare stated, “He (Tade) was actually killed around Badore. His service was requested and when he got to where the request emanated from, he met three hoodlums. Immediately, he started struggling with them, not knowing that one of them had a gun, and they shot him twice and drove away in the car.
“From what we gathered, it appears that the hoodlums requested for his service in a bid to steal his car. That is the trick they usually use; they will make a request for a long distance travel like from Egbeda to Lekki and no driver will see such a request around 7pm or 8pm and won’t want to go, because it is going to fetch you over N5,000.
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“But while driving to the pick-up point, they will ask you to pass through bad roads and when you get there, you will see like three guys with guns, cutlasses and knives, who will suddenly appear to rob you of your phone, money and other valuables.
“They know that most ride-hailing drivers use smartphones to work and some of them have more than one smartphones. This is common around Egbeda; if we get a request around there, we usually tell the person to come out and if the person refuses, we will cancel it. Many of the drivers don’t know this trick and that is why they usually fall victim.”
Damilare stated that Tade’s family had taken his corpse to the village for burial, adding that people, who rushed to rescue him after he was shot, informed one of his colleagues about what happened.
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