How Abuja University students slit the throat of a bolt driver who had requested, they pay their fare after drop off – a chilling story

Driver attached to Bolt, a cab hailing company, Obasi Okeke, has been killed in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

Addressing the media on Thursday, Haruna Garba, FCT Commissioner of Police, said three suspects, who are students of Bingham University, Nasarawa, had been arrested over the incident.

Garba said the police received a report about the discovery of the victim, lying in his pool of blood at Ngugu Close, Area 11, Garki, Abuja.

He said in the course of the investigation, the police discovered that the deceased was called by one of the suspects to convey them to Guzape area of Abuja.

“On June 5th, 2023 at about 2130 hours, one Obasi Okeke, the bolt driver was discovered lying in his pool of blood with a slit throat at Ngugu Close Area 11 Garki Abuja. The Command on discovering the lifeless body, painstakingly carried out an investigation to ascertain the killers of the driver.

“A painstaking investigation to ascertain the author of this dastardly act led to the arrest of the three suspects namely Obasieyene Inemesit Inem, Aaron Anthony and Alasan Ayomide Olusegun, students of Bingham university, two of whom are on suspension from the institution.

“In the course of the investigation it was discovered that the deceased was a bolt driver who was called by one of the suspects to convey them to Guzape Area of Abuja where they had gone to buy Indian hemp.

“Back from Guzape, to their take-off point, they discovered they had no money to pay for their trip, they decided to play a fast one by showing the deceased a fake debit alert on their phone, but the deceased insisted that he had not received any alert.