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Ride-hailing app Gokada's CEO Fahim Saleh found dismembered in New York flat

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Jul 16, 2020, at 05:21 pm

#Gokada #FahimSaleh #RideHailingApp #DismemberedBody #Manhattan #NewYork

New York/IBNS: Fahim Saleh, the 33-year old CEO of ride-hailing app Gokada, was found dismembered at his flat in New York.

Saleh was found unresponsive at his home in Manhattan on Tuesday.

RIP, Fahim. You will be missed by everyone at Gokada and by the entire Nigerian startup community.
— Gokada - We do delivery now (@GokadaNG) July 15, 2020

An investigation into the CEO's death is underway but no arrest has been made yet.

Police were called by Saleh's sister who had discovered the young CEO's dismembered body.

Gokada said in its Twitter account, "We are deeply saddened to inform you about the sudden and tragic loss of our founder and CEO, Fahim Saleh. Fahim was a great leader, inspiration and positive light for all of us."

We are deeply saddened to inform you about the sudden and tragic loss of our founder and CEO, Fahim Saleh. Fahim was a great leader, inspiration and positive light for all of us.
— Gokada - We do delivery now (@GokadaNG) July 15, 2020

"Fahim's vision and belief in us will be with us forever, and we will miss him dearly. Thank you for understanding as we get through this."

Fahim's vision and belief in us will be with us forever, and we will miss him dearly. Thank you for understanding as we get through this.
— Gokada - We do delivery now (@GokadaNG) July 15, 2020

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