Another Nigerian Cab Driver Killed In New York

Less than two weeks after a Nigeria cab driver was shot dead in
Washington DC another one has been killed, this time inNew York.
54 year old Orji Ama Uro from Ekoli Edda, Ebonyi State, was brutally
stabbedin the eye with an umbrella after dropping off two people, a
man and a woman, in Brooklyn around 5pm on Thursday June 13th. The
point of the umbrella pierced Ama Uro's brain, killing him.
Eye witnesses told police that the man and woman came down from the
cab on Thomas S. Boyland St. in Brownsvilleand immediately started
arguing with the cab driver. The man, believed to be in his 20s, then
stabbed Uro in the righteye with an umbrella, piercing his brain.
Uro lost control of his vehicle, drove onto the sidewalk, and crashed
into twoparked vehicles. (pictured above). He managed to get out of
his car then collapsed. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he
was pronounced dead.
His killer and his companion are yet to be arrested, though a $5,000
reward hasbeen offered for any information leading to the suspects'
arrest.
Uro was not robbed as his wallet and cellphone were found in his cab.
He relocated to the US 10 years ago and recently brought his children
(two of his daughters pictured with him above) to the US to live with
him. His wife lives in Aba, Abia state.