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BBC News
21-04-2025
- BBC News
CCTV reveal how gunmen brutally kill 77-year-old Nigerian Uber driver for US
Jaguda pipo shoot and kill one 77-year-old Uber driver wen im bin pick up one passenger outside of Center City hookah lounge on 16 April. Police for Philadelphia, United States don confam one surveillance video wey don go viral. Di video capture di moments wen di jaguda pipo shoot and kill di Uber driver and im passenger on Wednesday morning. CBS news report say di shooting bin happun wen di Nigerian Uber driver, Olatunji W. Bolaji of Norristown bin sidon for im black-colour Chevy Suburban. Im bin park di car for 18th Street around 2 a.m. on April 16, police tok. Di jaguda pipo bin shoot Bolaji for head and dem bin manage to drive im car to di corner of 18th Street. According to police, dem turn right enta Chestnut Street wia im car bin jump di blockade con hit one light pole. Paramedics confam say im die for di place wey di incident happun. Wetin happun to di passenger Dem bin also hit di passenger wey be 22 years old, wey im bin go pick up for arm, leg and abdomen, police tok. Dem bin rush am go hospital sake of say im condition bin dey veri critical. Oda pipo dey for communities too communities wey dey endure gun violence for Philadelphia. Surveillance video from one nearby building, show say as Olatunji Bolaji bin park im Chevy on 18th Street around 2 a.m. Four pipo bin waka comeout from di lounge, dem begin waka go towards im car. One man, wey be di 22-year-old passenger, bin open di door to enta wen two oda men run go meet am and start to fire dia weapons for im body. Investigators tok say, no argument or any kind of kasala bin dey between di shooters and di passenger bifor all dis bin happun. Dem believe say di shooters bin dey drive one dark Jeep Grand Cherokee wit Massachusetts tags. Loved ones mourn death of Uber driver Neighbors tell NBC10 say dem dey sad to hear about di murder of Olatunji Bolaji and describe im family as quiet and hardworking pipo. One of dia long-time family friend wey bin live wit Bolaji for many years say, di late Bolaji na nice man wey dey always want to help pipo. Im say Bolaji bin dey work veri hard and na loving partner and father wey im son na college graduate. Di friend explain say Bolaji family dey heartbroken and dem want justice for di man wey jaguda pipo just kill like dat. "Our hearts break for di driver family and loved ones sake of dis devastating loss," one Uber tokp-tok pesin bin write for statement. "We don reach out to police to offer our support as dem dey work to bring di pipo wey dey responsible for dis heinous act of violence to justice." Dem don also open a GoFundMe to support Bolaji family, dem go use di money wey dem go raise do di burial and memorial service expenses. Dem go also give di immediate family for dia living expenses during dis period of grief and counseling services for family members. Di Philadelphia Police Homicide Unit dey actively investigate di incident, police tok. Dem neva arrest anybody yet. Dem dey beg anybody wey get information to contact di police. Like for all Philadelphia homicide cases, dem don put $20,000 reward for information wey fit lead to di arrest of dis jaguda pipo and dia conviction.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Yahoo
Philadelphia Uber Driver, 77, Shot and Killed in Attack While Picking Up Rider, Who Is Now in Critical Condition: Reports
77-year-old Uber driver Olatunji W. Bolaji was shot dead while picking up an unidentified passenger in the early hours of April 15 The shooters have not yet been identified, but it is believed that they had a "physical altercation" with Bolaji's 22-year-old passenger before he got into the car An investigation into the death of Bolaji, a "loving partner and father," is still ongoing A 77-year-old Uber driver was shot dead in an attack while picking up a passenger outside of a Philadelphia hookah lounge. On Wednesday, April 15, shortly before 2 a.m., a man identified as Olatunji W. Bolaji from Norristown, Pennsylvania, stopped at Byblos Hookah Bar for his next Uber rider, according to CBS News. Related: Uber Driver, 61, Allegedly Shot Dead by 81-Year-Old Man Who Believed He Was Being Scammed As the 22-year-old passenger, who has not been identified by name, entered the vehicle, two men got out of a car behind Bolaji, Philadelphia Chief Inspector Scott Small told the outlet. They proceeded to shoot into the car "at least four times." The shots hit Bolaji in the head and the passenger in the arm, leg, and stomach. Small said, per CBS, that while Bolaji was able to drive away, he subsequently crashed his car. First responders provided care at the scene but Bolaji, who was described as a "loving partner and father" to a son, was pronounced dead. His passenger is in critical condition and is receiving treatment at the hospital per NBC10 Philadelphia. Related: Indiana Woman Ordered an Uber to Get Home from Work. Police Suspect Her Driver Raped and Murdered Her Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. Small told CBS News that the passenger had "a physical altercation" with the suspects before the shooting occurred. "It appears that right before the shots were fired, there was some sort of physical altercation. It also appears that someone in that vehicle was targeted," he said. The attackers have not yet been identified, but the Philadelphia Police Department is investigating. NBC10 Philadelphia reported that the men drove a Jeep Grand Cherokee with Massachusetts tags. Police are offering a $20,000 reward for any information relating to the attack. NBC10 Philadelphia reported that a family friend said they were "heartbroken" and wanted "justice for the man who was senselessly murdered."Uber also shared a statement with CBS News Philadelphia about the "heinous act of violence to justice." "Our hearts break for the driver's family and loved ones in the wake of this devastating loss," the statement from the rideshare company read. "We've reached out to police to offer our support." PEOPLE reached out to the Philadelphia Police Department and Uber for comment but did not immediately hear back. Read the original article on People
