Tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh, who is the CEO of former bike-hailing app Gokada, was on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, found dead and dismembered in his New York apartment.

Saleh’s body was found headless and dismembered inside his luxury Lower East Side apartment which he bought in 2019.

The body of the 33-year-old was discovered by his sister who became worried after not hearing from him in a day.



Fahim Saleh bought the apartment in 2019 and often showed it off on his Instagram (Instagram/Fahim Saleh)

She visited and found him headless while his body had been cut up and sorted into different plastic bags. A power saw which was still plugged in was also found in the apartment.

According to several reports, police believe they have surveillance footage of the suspect entering the building and then using the elevator.

The footage is said to show the suspect in a glove and a mask covering his face sharing the elevator with Saleh up to the seventh floor.

As the door of the elevator opened directly into Saleh’s apartment, he was seen to fall to the floor immediately from a possible gunshot.

Police, reports say, believe the murder was carried out by a professional because of how the attack happened.

"We have a torso, a head that's been removed, arms, and legs. Everything is still on the scene. We don't have a motive," New York Police Department spokesman Sgt. Carlos Nieves said.

Fahim Saleh founded Gokada on his adventure in Lagos, Nigeria (Instagram/Fahim Saleh)

Saleh is well known in Lagos, Nigeria where he helped launch Gokada, the former bike hailing company that has turned into delivery services following the government's ban on passenger motorcycles.

Before his investment in Nigeria, he had found success with a logistic company called Pathao in Bangladesh.

Just like Gokada, Pathao also started as a bike hailing service before it pivoted into a logistic company.

It was with his experience with Pathao in Bangladesh that Saleh went on the bike hailing adventure in Nigeria called Gokada.

“I had some money so I decided to go to Nigeria and try it out,” he once told Tech Cabal.

“I wanted to see if there was a future in motorcycle ride-sharing transport in Lagos.”

Gokada was a success in the early stages. The company raised $10.6 million in funding after four rounds and was on track to break even by January 2020 before the government ban.

Following an attempt to appeal to the government about the ban, Saleh was criticised for the way he portrayed his bikers in a video.

His murder has dominated the news cycle in New York City. ‘CUT-UP BODY FOUND IN $2M APT’ the New York Daily News splashed on their front cover of Wednesday, July, 15.


Fahim Saleh's murder is on the front cover of New York Daily News (Daily News)

According to several reports, he had last been seen on Monday afternoon walking into his building's elevator. The New York Times reported that there was little blood found on the scene of the murder as some effort had been made to clear up the evidence.

VULCAN:
When people keep repeating what they were told without thinking...

The 12million votes for Jonathan in 2015 were all the proof that there was not just an option but a viable one.

That you fell for APC propaganda about how terrible his govt was and how wonderful Buhari's govt was going to be doesn't mean we all fell for it

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englishmart:
What an elder sees while sitting, a child can't see even if he climbs a skyscraper. But these days they see nothing.
If that proverb was applicable, Wole Soyinka with his intelligence wouldn't have endorsed Buhari in the first place.
He's a double standard elder

Simplyleo:


We thank God for this good news.

However, Andrew Young should note that such perpetual complains are always coming from just a greedy section who are never satisfied with their fair share. They have been complaining right from time immemorial because they prefer to get more than their fair share

Example, Nigeria is blessed with crude oil, but they are bitterly angry that other sections of the country benefit from same oil as much as them, even though they have none while sections where this oil is deposited don't even make noise.

Even this good news, they must complain about it, it is in their gene to always complain.

dayo2me:

In your dream world

wamiikechukwu:


funny but read about kotlin... you will be surprised to see that kotlin is like a Java framework.

Daejoyoung:
Java has its use in Android development, and python is not popular for that, so all programming languages have their uses.
Most of the time, it really isn't about the language but about what you want to do, and then you learn the framework involved for that thing which could be tougher than its parent language.
Java is popular in enterprise and not going away anytime soon.
Heck even fortran is still alive, and still being used heavily.

mknigeriagreat:
Dem don start again oooo. As he no win presidency. All I want from you sir is to declare a revolution move like Sowore did if you really believe in it. The remaining part of your life will be spent where it should be. The story of that Spanish man came to mind. Na exile sure pass and God help you the country you run to na ally with naija, na extradition go follow am and next thing you see na sugar cane trees for Kuje in Abuja. IF you know you know.

uuzba:

Let me see the women that will come and talk to me and be breast feeding at same time.

If you want to breast feed go ahead
If you want to talk go ahead
Don't do the 2 at the same time
It is totally disrespectful

Australia is doing gay rights. They are losing their senses
Tomorrow, you will come and say we should copy them.

If you were a fly, you are the type that will follow dead body into the grave

festacman:
The truth is that a single broomstick does nothing to HEAP OF MESS compared to a broom of thousand sticks banded together.

The problem with Yele Sowore is his feeling of SUPERIORITY COMPLEX. His leadership of University of Lagos Student Union is still in his head. He looks down on other social activists. It is either he captains ship and navigates it with his MYOPIC compass or he leaves the ship. That is exactly what played out in build up to 2019 presidential election. He rushed quite early in the day to register his own PERSONAL political party where he would call the shots with handful of young admirers offering him their adoration and worship. This singular action killed the momentum that was already building for emergence of a younger cerebral president.

The reality is if people like SELFISH YELE SOWORE can put aside his ego and humbly work with others by applying sacrifice and patriotism to paint a bigger picture rather focus on building personal resume, the much sought but currently elusive NEW POLITICAL ORDER will become a reality. It is not late to start NOW to strategize for 2023. The young people of this country have the numbers, the spread and the media to mobilise themselves to ADOPT and VOTE for a CAPABLE candidate and then follow it up immediately with total OCCUPY PROTEST if the election is rigged.

It is important to note that an acceptable candidate MUST NOT be young and under 40. A 50-ish successful professional or entrepreneur with required knowledge, intellectual capacity and contemporary mindset should be the target. A TEAM BUILDER who understands the PROBLEMS and offers practical SOLUTION IDEAS and is open to ideas of others.

gnykelly:
Having birthed in Nigeria does not make him one... He doesn't know about your culture or language... Stop forcing him instant citizenship

Nigerians dig their own boreholes. Almost every house in Nigeria has its own private source of water. You are your own water corporation. Some people in this generation have never seen pipe-borne water.

You hire your own security guards — your estate or community hires one and because you don’t really trust that communal effort, you still hire a private guard for your house. Police? Don’t even start. You are your own police.

When you’re on the road, you’re at the mercy of “agberos”, touts and kidnappers. So, you hire a bodyguard. If you can’t afford a bodyguard, you depend on God.

You get your own generator because there’s no power. Sometimes, you get one for the home and another for the office. If there are 10 offices in an office complex, that’s 10 generators. You are your own power holding company.

You buy and install electric poles on your street. You pay to buy all the cables and you even buy transformer. You are your own power distributor.

You contribute money to grade the road on your street or put interlock pavestones. The communal efforts take a long time but you can’t afford to allow floods destroy your house. You are your own ministry of works.

You fall sick but you can’t even afford to go to the hospital. Every Nigerian knows when you’re ill; it’s either malaria or typhoid. You’re your own doctor so you know what to prescribe for yourself. “Where There Is No Doctor” must have been written with Nigeria in mind. For many, it’s either they depend on faith healing or gofundme. Otherwise, you buy your own gloves, needles, look for blood donors, etc in a hospital. You even have to beg for bed space. God help you if you’re a burn victim. You may have to drive yourself and other victims to the hospital. No ambulance to assist you. Safer to have soft drinks poured over your head since you really don’t have too many options.

Education is substandard so after school hours, you must still hire teachers who will attempt to teach what was taught earlier. Meanwhile, you buy packets of chalk for the public school your child attends. You bought the chair and desk they sit on. Parents through the PTA contributed money to paint the classrooms and even hire teachers. The school belongs to government but in reality, you run it.

You’ve been looking for employment to no avail so you get to a time that you have to sit down, think and then employ yourself. You are now CEO.

So, what exactly does the government do for its citizens in Nigeria?

I recently watched Kabusa Oriental Choir’s latest video on Instagram. Their remake of Rihanna’s ‘Under my umbrella’ is a massive hit already with almost 80,000 views in one hour of posting. And Don Jazzy featured on the video. I always look forward to their weekly release — with their choral robes and Catholic-music inspired pieces. Those guys turn any song they handle into amazing parodies. Very soon, companies will swarm on them looking for endorsements. They will be featured in movies and comedy shows. Don Jazzy might even sign them on.

Kabusa is just one example of how Nigerians are looking inwards and leveraging social media to survive. In the absence of government, Nigerians have become the most creative beings on planet earth. I don’t think this should be subject to debate. Everywhere you turn on the gram, you’ll be amazed at the depth of creativity you see. Just look at Woli Arole — his one-minute skits have turned him into a celebrity and now he is riding on that to produce his own movies. MC Lively also known as Barrister Mike’s weekends are now so busy with bookings for shows and he started from his ‘waka-about’ skits wearing a red tie.

Time will fail me to talk about dance specialists like Sydney Talker and Harbie or entertainment blogs such as instablog9ja, tundeednut and krakstv among others. There are thousands of Nigerians who sell wigs, clothes, shoes and other items including services on social media and avoid the prohibitive setting up costs. My wife once ordered a beautiful dress for our daughter from someone on Instagram. It was delivered right to our doorsteps in a very attractive wrapper and she paid on delivery. The seller operates from home. My wife has since recommended her to many others.

One can’t quantify how social media stepped in where government failed. Only heaven knows how many jobs have been created via social media. Since we don’t have reliable statistics, we can’t quantify the volume of transactions consummated daily via social media nor the amount of money that is exchanged. Social media economy is the new economy for most Nigerians. It’s paying school fees and feeding families. Social media may actually be the largest employer in Nigeria.

In a thinking nation, we should be thinking of a Minister for Social Media and reclassify some portfolios like Minister for Water Resources. In Nigeria, this is not likely going to happen any time soon.

zamanii:

Bro,I'm telling you pop and plain, if tecno and infinix dare make the quality of phones samsung are making, they would not sell them at less than 500k. A company that makes low end phones using Mtk processors will continue making it look like they are doing you a favour because Nigerians always take things hook, line and sinker. They hide under the cover of making huge megapixel cameras when in actual fact, it is not the number of megapixels that determine how good a photo will turn out to be.

If you want to make good phones at low prices, India is your biggest market. Why is tecno and infinix not in India

jidez007:
well my idea is quite similar. I have actually done something like that all by myself. check out www.schoolnetwork.io
just simple and very light

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ddjay:
The simple point is, infinix and co will prefare to operate in countries that don't have regulatory laws, i mean countries that can't differentiate between crap and rubbish just because its cheap

MrMcJay:


1. Those phones aren't decent. They are useless pieces of crap which no regulatory body had certified Okay.

2. Those phones are made in China but dare not be sold in China. They would be prosecuted for breach in standardisation laws.

3. Tecno, Infinix and Itel as well as their substandard products aren't doing Nigerians a favour, we are rather victims of their greed.

What is stopping Tecno from offering us what xiaomi offers even if it's slightly higher?

Over the next few weeks, I'll be buying some Xiaomi products and sending to my folks. Those using Tecno would see it and cry.

ddjay:

tecno and infinix don't want to enter the western market where quality is a standard, but they prefare a continent where rubbish is normal

ddjay:

Xiaomi is here and for real, Huawei has also picked up by improving its market space, affordable and of high quality, and in the international market already competing with Samsung, Sony and even iphone,..this no joke, lie, or marketing strategies, just check the world market for all phones, xiaomi and huawei have gotten to the top. Now all these crap some say only meant for Nigeria and Africa called tecno, itel and infinix mtcheew... well i keep telling them, put tecno and infinix in Europe and USA lets see how good their market performance will be, at least everyone knows Nigeria is a dumping ground and thats what tecno and infinix are enjoying. BUT THANK GOD, THE PHONES EUROPEANS, BRITISH AND AMERICANS USE, IS WHAT I WILL USE. so tecno and your sister infinix, abeg come pack your rubbish go...

imam07:
that is what ibos have been saying. I will tell you counter coup was not housa coup also.

Gforce2019:

Your mumu is beyond remedy....
Just be fooling yourself and your people

imam07:

ibos will never change and this is what will send the tribe to wilderness. You will never see them blame their leaders who messed up but quick to blame other. Yes muritala Muhammed bleeped up but put this in your brain that ibos strike the first coup in Nigeria. Have ibos ever blame this on themselves. The ibos first coup brought Nigeria democracy backward but you will never see ibos blaming their leaders except blaming other tribe for their mistakes. It is until ibos start blaming themselves for their own problem b4 they can achieve wht they are fighting for.

Olalekank:


Can this be automated? Like using Python web scraping for that?

Oma307:
that means the guys are really bleeping live on the scene when acting

Twirelex:

if he is serious, i can help with the spam detection model.... Seun??

Chidonc:
google arya stark xvideos and stop acting a fool, Google is your friend, have never watched got, but from you guys argument I checked her out simple

Elemosho478:
You can only deceive yourselves not others, keep lying to save face

seunmsg:
Wrong! The coup succeeded in effecting a change of government. The only downside was that the primary coup plotters didn’t form the new government. Personally, I’m not convinced things would have been done differently if the original “revolutionaries” had taken over the government after the fall of the Balewa government.

sarrki:


Nop

The 1966 coup messed up the whole thing