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CEO of Nigerian start-up dismembered in New York

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Technology entrepreneur Fahim Saleh was the boss of ride-hailing app Gokada

NYPD crime scene tape blocks the entrance to 265 Houston Street, where Fahim Saleh, Co-founder/CEO of Gokada, was found dead at the apartment building in New York City, New York, U.S., July 15, 2020. Picture: REUTERS/SHANNON STAPLETONThe body of a wealthy young technology entrepreneur has been found decapitated in his luxury New York apartment, police said on Wednesday.

The New York Times reported that detectives found an electric saw near Saleh’s torso. His head and limbs were found elsewhere in the apartment.Police have not given a motive for the murder, but the Daily News tabloid said investigators believed it may have been over a business dispute. “Fahim was a great leader, inspiration and positive light for all of us. Fahim’s vision and belief in us will be with us forever, and we will miss him dearly,” Gokada said on its Twitter account.

 

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