A leading tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh, who helped found Nigerian motorbike taxi app Gokada, has been found dead in New York.
The body of Fahim Saleh was found dismembered in a flat on Monday afternoon, US media reports say.
Police have not publicly commented on the case or any identity but Gokada, one of the firms the 33-year old Saleh co-founded, tweeted to confirm his death .
“We are deeply saddened to inform you about the sudden and tragic loss of our founder and CEO, Fahim Saleh,” the firm said on Wednesday.
Gokada described Saleh as “a great leader, inspiration and positive light for all of us” in its tweet.
According to US media reports, CCTV footage from the building in which Saleh lived showed him entering a lift with a man wearing a mask on Monday.
His body was reportedly discovered decapitated and dismembered, with an electric saw placed nearby.
An unnamed source in law enforcement told the New York Post the crime scene looked like a “professional” killing.
Saleh, who was the son of Bangladeshi immigrants, created his first company while still in high school.
Source: BBC
