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

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

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Post by ejanus »

Samuyi wrote: post #389
ejanus wrote: post #346

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Motorcycles kill thousands every year in Nigeria. It kills more than cars and buses combined. Such business has been banned virtually in all state capitals in Nigeria for about a decade ago. Lagos state was the only major state where such was functioning until lately.

This is false. The ban was more political than a safety issue.

Why would you say that? The state wants to modernise and they decided to do away with something that is not safe.

Could you explain the political side in it? We already had motorcycles in Lagos because Gokada arrived on the scene. A lot of other okadas owned by thousands of people were also knocked out. Even keke

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

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Post by swanland »

ejanus wrote: post #378
filleduchaos wrote: post #372

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My intention is not to bad mouth Nigeria - I did, quite literally, say that it's entirely speculation and that the case might very well have nothing whatsoever to do with the country (and even if it involves Gokada, the aggrieved party is not necessarily Nigerian). Regarding infrastructure, my point is that it's far easier for someone to disappear from the eye of law enforcement here than in many other countries.

Please check global number of missing people and kidnapping cases, use it to rightly place your country. That you have weak institutions don't mean that your country is world theater of crime.

Those countries routinely underreport crimes.

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

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Post by godzulu »

jacquesm wrote: post #299
yardie wrote: post #174

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Saudi Arabia carried out an extrajudicial killing in a small, neighboring state. This was carried out in the US. And for all intents and purposes could be considered an act of war against a state that has an unlimited war chest.

And if the United States had an actual leader they would have taken far more action. You could easily make the case that Trump's weak foreign policy stand is what enabled this murder to happen in the first place. The Saudis felt they could get away with this and in fact they did. No repercussions whatsoever.

If only the President had Susan Rice on his team, they could claim a video caused it.

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

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Post by ejanus »

swanland wrote: post #392
ejanus wrote: post #378

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Please check global number of missing people and kidnapping cases, use it to rightly place your country. That you have weak institutions don't mean that your country is world theater of crime.

Those countries routinely underreport crimes.

Sure of course.

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

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Post by classified »

ben_w wrote: post #239
mindcrime wrote: post #160

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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…

Your anecdote reminds me of this fantastic image and caption from the UK: https://i0.wp.com/www.irdial.com/batleth_out.jpg

I guess Star Trek should be mandatory training material :)

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

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Post by greyhair »

baddox wrote: post #278
esoterica wrote: post #275

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Almost every single family home on the planet can be broken into just by smashing a window. That's a far bigger vulnerability than the possibility of hacking someone's elevator. Most burglars are not very tech savvy but everyone knows how to swing a hammer.

I think there are a lot of people who wouldn’t break a window to steal from a house but who would steal from a house if they found the door key.

Twenty years ago we had a Boy Scout in the neighborhood that was kicking front doors in and doing snatch and run burglaries, purses, cameras (phones weren't a thing yet). Mid day. Do you know how loud that had to be?

Most people lost more from the door/door frame damage than they did from the theft.

We used to buy popcorn and snacks from him when the scouts were fundraising. Great opportunity to case places....

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

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Post by greyhair »

mtgp1000 wrote: post #309
esoterica wrote: post #275

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Almost every single family home on the planet can be broken into just by smashing a window. That's a far bigger vulnerability than the possibility of hacking someone's elevator. Most burglars are not very tech savvy but everyone knows how to swing a hammer.

The noise and evidence of a broken window acts as a strong deterrent - as well as a warning system to those inside. Using a stolen/copied/fabricated key is comparatively silent.

See my other post about the local kid kicking in front doors.

Also, other than "high security" locks, it is easier to bump a lock than it is to get a duplicate key. Most people have mid grade entry sets on their house. Anybody can learn to bump those, with some practice, and it only takes about twenty or thirty seconds, particularly on an older, worn, lock.

I taught myself, decades ago, and was surprised how easy it was. My father always said, locks just keep honest people honest.

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

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Post by greyhair »

stefan_ wrote: post #238
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.

Okay, but most people are murdered by someone they knew (well).

And I have to wonder if that is what happened in this case.

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

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Post by danielovichdk »

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.

So much for your political fight in the startup community. What a fucking bunch of speculating wankers

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

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Post by dredds »

Update: "..a personal assistant of a young tech entrepreneur ... was arrested early on Friday and is expected to be charged in the grisly killing."

Lots of prior speculation, but this early arrest will be some small comfort to his family and friends.

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