Medical student held at gunpoint, robbed of car

A 47-year-old medical student of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Science and Technology was, in the wee hours of Thursday, relieved of his Toyota Allion motorcar while in the vicinity of the Ascension Primary School in West Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
In addition to motorcar PNN 2975, the victim, Ikechukwu Otiko, was also robbed of an iPhone 7 and $40,000 in cash.
The Police have said that the victim was working his car as a taxi, and at about midnight, he picked up one of the perpetrators at Survival Supermarket on Sheriff Street. That perpetrator requested to be taken to Ice House Road in West Ruimveldt, but on arrival at that destination, the driver was confronted by the two other perpetrators.
They reportedly held their victim at gunpoint and demanded that he exit the car. However, a scuffle ensued between the victim and the perpetrators, during which Otiko was dealt several lashes to the face with a handgun, before the bandits reportedly dragged the man out of the car and made good their escape.
The matter was reported to the Police and an investigation has been launched. Detectives are reviewing CCTV footage with the aim of identifying the perpetrators.