UPDATE 2-Suspect arrested in murder of founder of Gokada ride-sharing app - media reports

(Updates with multiple New York media report, adds background)
NEW YORK, July 17 (Reuters) - The personal assistant to
Fahim Saleh, founder of the Nigerian ride-sharing app Gokada,
was arrested on Friday in the grisly murder of the 33-year-old
tech entrepreneur in his Manhattan apartment, New York news
media reported.
Saleh's body was found dismembered and decapitated in his
luxury condo on Tuesday, New York police said.
The suspect, identified as Tyrese Devon Haspil, 21, is
expected to be charged in the murder, several media outlets
reported, including the New York Times, NBC's New York TV
station, the New York Daily News and the New York Post.
A spokesman for the New York Police Department disputed the
report.
"Last I was told, we don't have anyone in custody," police
spokesman Sergeant Vincent Marchese said by phone. "There is no
arrest. I don't know where they're getting the information
from."
Saleh earlier this week died of multiple stab wounds to the
neck and torso, the New York City medical examiner said. His
body was discovered in his apartment on Tuesday afternoon.
His body had been decapitated and dismembered, the parts
placed into separate plastic garbage bags. A power saw and
cleaning supplies were found plugged in nearby. Security camera video showed Saleh in his apartment
building's elevator with a man in a dark suit, mask and gloves,
the media reports said. Video footage showed the suspect
following Saleh into the seventh-story apartment, where a
struggle began.
Saleh, who was born in Saudi Arabia to Bangladeshi parents
and grew up in New York, founded the Pathao ride company in 2015
and in 2018 the Gokada motorbike hailing app.
Gokada was widely used in the Nigerian megacity of Lagos
until state officials in February banned motorcycle taxis, known
locally as "okada," dealing a serious blow to the company.