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reustle
There doesn't seem to be any info yet, but he did build companies in the taxi industry in 3rd world countries. I can only imagine how entrenched those industries are, and how interested they might be in getting rid of the new competition.
ejanus
Please this your angle is wrong. His firm was in a motorbike taxi-like business. And it was not across the nation because some states had already banned such business a decade before his came onboard. His was limited to Lagos area and was also knocked of business some months ago because of inherent risk associated with it.

It is too early to make unguarded and careless statements in this issue. Let's wait for investigation.

omega3
I don't get how decapitating and dismembering the body with an electric saw is a mark of a professional. It seems like a very messy and over complicated way to kill someone.
cma
Wouldn't that kind of killing not be about killing them efficiently, but instead sending a message of intimidation to others?
scoutt
> over complicated way to kill someone.

What if the person was killed first with another simpler method, and the electric saw was used after, for disappearing purposes?

"Some time after, the assailant killed Mr. Saleh, decapitated him and dismembered his body with an electric saw."

omega3
I considered this but it was still naive of the attacker to think he could avoid CCTV.
psds2
I don't think naivety rules out professionalism. Perhaps he normally works in a location where CCTV footage never makes it to court.
jkhaui
Jesus. That's gruesome. And trust that the initial comments on HN are about how to most efficiently kill someone, rather than any visceral reaction.
cvhashim
Very gruesome and sad. There was more shock and sadness in the other thread yesterday.
threatofrain
There’s always Twitter for some of that visceral reaction you might be looking for. And Facebook and everything else.