54-year-old Nigerian Cab Driver Murdered In New York After Being Stabbed Through The Eye With An UMBRELLA!

A New York City livery cab driver identified as 54-year-old Orji-Ama Uro has been savagely killed after a passenger stabbed him through the eye with an umbrella, piercing his brain, during a dispute.

Police say the mortally wounded man, continued driving for about a block before crashing into two parked cars in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn Thursday. Uro was rushed to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The gruesome incident took place at around 5.30pm Thursday near the intersection of Lott Avenue and Thomas S. Boyland Street in Brooklyn.

According to the victim's family, Uro was a father of five who emigrated to the U.S. from Nigeria 10 years ago in pursuit of the American dream, which for him was opening his own shore store. Chinedoum Agwu, Uro's sister-in-law, told DNAInfo.com that the 54-year-old cab driver leaves behind two sons and three daughters between the ages of 16 and 23. 

She described her slain brother-in-law as a very hardworking and responsible man who regularly attended services at a Jehovah's Witness church.Agwu, who was supposed to host a Father's Day dinner for Uro and other relatives this Sunday, now has nothing left to do but weep for her brother-in-law and wonder why would anyone hurt him.

Police are currently searching for the suspects, who remain at large. The livery cab had no partition or camera inside.The New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to the suspects’ arrest. The group 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care is offering another $2,000.