NIGERIA MASTERWEB DAILY NEWS

By Masterweb News Desk Joseph Adefolalu, a 54-year-old Nigerian ex-diplomat and author was murdered in Greensboro, North Carolina while working as a taxi driver. Adefolalu was shot by an unidentified person around 11:30 pm in the 1200 block of N. Raleigh St., crashing the cab minutes later. It seemed the motive of the shooting was robbery as Adefolalu's wallet was missing when police and paramedics got to the scene. Adefolalu previously lived in Washington, D.C. with his wife and family, where he was a Counselor Officer at the Nigerian Embassy. He moved to Greensboro upon retirement and began writing, donating the proceeds to charity. He later started driving cab for United Yellow Taxi for extra cash according to his wife Anire who said she was nervous at times about his night cab career. The deceased was a Deacon at The Redeemed Christian Church of God in Greensboro and had been married for 23 years. The marriage was blessed with three children, two sons and a daughter. He was author of Christian books, and a book on Nigerian brain drain. He was almost done with his fourth book, a Christian story based on Noah's Ark, at the time of his death. Adefolalu's case was the second time this week a cab driver in Greensboro was attacked. On Monday, a cab driver was robbed near Textile Drive, but his life was spared. Greensboro Crimestoppers can be reached at (336) 373-1000 for information that may assist in the identification of the culprit(s).