Tragedy as gunmen shoot Nigerian Uber driver dead in US

Legit.ng journalist, Adekunle Dada has implicit 8 years of acquisition covering metro, authorities policy, and planetary issues

Philadelphia, United States - 77-year-old Uber operator Olatunji W. Bolaji, has been changeable dormant portion picking up a rider successful the United States of America (USA).

The tragic incidental occurred successful the metropolis of Philadelphia connected Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

Nigerian Uber operator changeable dormant by gunmen successful United States. Photo credit: @thesunnigeria
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As reported by CBS News, Bolaji was changeable successful the caput portion sitting successful his parked black-colored Chevy Suburban connected 18th Street astir 2 a.m.

The constabulary explained that helium managed to thrust his car onto Chestnut Street wherever his car jumped the curb and deed a airy pole.

The Uber operator was pronounced dormant by the paramedics astatine the scene.

The constabulary released a surveillance video that captured the moments 2 gunmen opened occurrence and killed the Uber operator and injured 22-year-old passenger.

According to the Police, the rider is successful a captious information successful the infirmary aft helium was deed successful the arm, limb and abdomen.

Shooting caught connected camera

Surveillance video from a adjacent gathering captured 4 radical walked retired of the lounge and attack Bolaji’s car.

The rider opened the doorway to get successful erstwhile 2 much men tally up and commencement firing their weapons astatine him.

Investigators said that determination was an altercation betwixt the shooters and the rider earlier this each unfolded.

They judge the shooters were driving a acheronian Jeep Grand Cherokee with Massachusetts tags.

Former Ogun councillor changeable dormant successful Abeokuta.

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that gunmen, suspected to beryllium cultists, sent Hon. Mutiu Akinbami, popularly referred to arsenic Igor, to an aboriginal grave.

Reports making the rounds disclosed that the assailant trailed the politician from his location earlier they shot and killed him successful Abeokuta, the Ogun authorities capital.

As of the clip of filling this report, the Ogun authorities constabulary bid has not released an authoritative connection regarding the unfortunate development.

DPO changeable dormant astatine subject checkpoint successful Zamfara

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Nigerian police Force reacted to the tragic decease of 1 of its elder officers, Halliru Liman.

The Force claims Liman, Wasagu Division of the constabulary successful Kebbi state, was fatally changeable by soldiers of the Nigerian Army astatine a subject checkpoint successful Zamfara state.

ASP Yazid Abubakar, spokesperson of the Zamfara state constabulary command, disclosed this to the property connected Thursday and shared further details

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Source: Legit.ng