NEW YORK 15 Jul (ANA) - Fahim Saleh, founder of Gokada, one of Nigeria’s motorcycle services, has been found murdered in a Manhattan apartment in New York.

 

His body was reportedly found by his sister on Tuesday.

 

A New York Police Department spokesperson said the body had been decapitated and dismembered.' An electric saw was also found in the vicinity.

 

Nigerians have reacted with shock as news of  Saleh's death broke on Twitter.

 

Mr Saleh, aged 33, opened Gokada in the commercial hub of Lagos, in 2018, adding to the digitalisation of the city’s motorcycle shuttle business.

 

The startup raised $5.3m (£4.2m) in venture capital in June 2019.

 

In Februart 2020, Mr Saleh reacted strongly as the Lagos State government restricted the operation of motorcycle ride-share services in major parts of the city.

 

The policy forced his company to reasign its fleet to provide logistics services.(ANA)

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