Co-founder of Gokada found decapitated, dismembered inside New York condo

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 6:29 PM UTC

umeshunni wrote: post #192

alpha_squared wrote: post #183

> Condos in the building feature Italian marble kitchens and master baths, white oak floors and asking prices in the $2 million to $2.5 million range, according to the real estate website StreetEasy. The website Curbed noted in a 2017 article that access to the building’s units was via a private, keyed elevator. This is such a strange paragraph to read in an article like this. I see the relevance of the last sentence…

I think the author is trying to set context that this is an upscale neighborhood and access to the building is difficult, so this is unlikely to be a random robbery or assault and more likely to a planned murder.

Post by mtalantikite » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 6:38 PM UTC

flyingfences wrote: post #166

> The condos in the building are full-floor and the keyed elevator opens right into the apartment. Doesn't this mean that anybody with the [widely, publicly known] FDNY elevator override key can get right into the apartment? I've seen far too many physical pentesting talks (i.e. any at all) to trust a setup like that for my home in a city.

Post by rndgermandude » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 6:41 PM UTC

grugagag wrote: post #224

jb775 wrote: post #211

Looks like Gokada had investors in America, South Africa, and Dubai[1], did most of their motorcycle ride-hailing business in Nigeria, but Nigeria recently banned passenger motorcycles which was obviously a huge blow to the business. His investors probably weren't too thrilled seeing him live in a multi-million $ NYC condo shortly after their substantial investments tanked. [1] https://www.crunchbase.com/organization…

They could have abducted or blackmailed him but killing him like that makes no sense from an investors POV, they get nothing back and the risk of getting caught. Hope he will get justice

Post by danielovichdk » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 6:42 PM UTC

Axsuul wrote: post #80

danielovichdk wrote: post #41

Why is this even on here?

Because what got him killed may have been related to his leadership position at a startup he founded... so definitely a word of caution for tech founders that read HN in similar local political fights.

Post by ben_w » Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 6:48 PM UTC

mindcrime wrote: post #160

classified wrote: post #4

So police don't even know the cause of death, or anything else, but they do know they have video of the "killer"? I wish I were clairvoyant like this, but otherwise, may I never come under investigation from those people.

I wish I were clairvoyant like this, but otherwise, may I never come under investigation from those people. This is off on a little bit of a tangent, but there is an interesting point to be made, I think. I was on a jury once. Not a murder case, mind you, but the principle is the same. There was a detective from the local law enforcement agency that investigated the case, and he testified on the stand about the case…