The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a suspect accused of stabbing an Uber driver and dispossessing him of his car.
CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command spokesperson, told reporters in Lagos on Monday that the incident had occurred.
Hundeyin said that the incident happened on Saturday at 7.34pm, at Ile-Zik in the Agege area of the state.
“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.
According to the report, Hundeyin stated, a group of police officers later followed the car to Oshodi, where the suspect was apprehended.
“He was immediately apprehended, and the vehicle was recovered from him to the station,” he said.
The police spokesman said that the victim had been taken to the hospital for treatment.
Hundeyin said that investigation into the case was ongoing.
(NAN)
