The Amalgamated Union of app-based transporters of Nigeria has lamented the gruesome and incessant killing of its members in some parts of the country, particularly the alleged murder of three members of the union in Port Harcourt and another member in Galadimawa, Abuja on Wednesday.
According to a statement by the union, the incident in the Port Harcourt metropolis involved three of its members working on the Bolt app, in what appeared to be coordinated attacks between the hours of 7.30 pm to 10 pm on the same day.
The statement said the attack that led to the death of a driver, Emmanual Daniel, came as he was driving to a pickup location where he was attacked after receiving a call from the passenger. Daniel was murdered while his killers snatched his vehicle.
Also, Roland Asuru and John Okon were both shot dead while their cars were snatched by suspected robbers. There were reportedly failed attempts to snatch member’s cars at GRA, CFC Roundabout and Ekeme, according to the statement.
Another brutal killing and car snatching of a member in Abuja was reported at the Galadimawa area of Abuja on Wednesday.
The union, while reacting to the recent killings of its members, said that it was pathetic and unacceptable that within two days, app-based transporters of Nigeria lost four of its members and seven cars in the course of carrying out essential service to members of the public due to inadequate security measures and intelligence to avert the plans of these deadly attacks.
The statement read in part, “The union has been making a call on the app companies as part of a measure to prevent security breaches to profile riders adequately by making means of national ID a prerequisite for all passengers before they can board or take a rider on the app but they have been very adamant and watches our members to die a preventable death even without justice and compensation.
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