Tech entrepreneur’s dismembered body found in Manhattan condo

Updated: Jul 15, 2020 / 02:54 PM CDT

FILE PHOTO: Fahim Saleh, Co-founder/CEO of Gokada explains his company’s operation during an interview with Reuters in Lagos, Nigeria May 3, 2019. Picture taken May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja/File Photo

NEW YORK (News Nation/AP) — Police say the dismembered body of a 33-year-old tech entrepreneur has been found inside his luxury Manhattan condo.

Police confirmed the death of Fahim Saleh in a statement, deeming it a homicide. New York media reported his torso was found near a plugged-in power saw, and his head and limbs were sorted into plastic bags.

Saleh was found at around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday inside his apartment on the Lower East Side.

A NYPD police vehicle sits parked outside the entrance to 265 Houston Street, where Fahim Saleh, Co-founder/CEO of Gokada, was found dead at the apartment building in New York City, New York, U.S., July 15, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Saleh was the chief executive officer of a ride-hailing motorcycle startup called Gokada that began operating in Nigeria in 2018.

The company confirmed his death on Twitter Wednesday and called him “a great leader.”

We are deeply saddened to inform you about the sudden and tragic loss of our founder and CEO, Fahim Saleh. Fahim was a great leader, inspiration and positive light for all of us.
— Gokada – We do delivery now (@GokadaNG) July 15, 2020

Authorities said a relative called police after going to check on Saleh and making the gruesome discovery. Police have made no arrests in the killing.

Reuters contributed to this report