The Digest:
A UK court has sentenced Nigerian national Lekan Akinsoji and his accomplice, Sundjata Keita, to life imprisonment for the 2017 murder of 21-year-old Ahmed Deen-Jah in east London. According to a Vanguard report, the Old Bailey heard that the fatal stabbing was a premeditated gang attack, with Akinsoji, a drill rapper, receiving a minimum term of 28 years for his central role in the crime.
Key Points:
- Lekan Akinsoji, a Nigerian national, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 28 years.
- His accomplice, Sundjata Keita, received a life sentence with a minimum of 22 years.
- The pair fatally stabbed 21-year-old Ahmed Deen-Jah in an off-licence in April 2017.
- The court ruled the killing was a planned attack linked to gang violence in east London.
- Ten days before the murder, Akinsoji appeared in a rap video titled "Armed and Ready."
- The victim's father revealed a second son was also murdered in 2021, compounding the family's tragedy.
- The victim's mother described the act as a senseless violence that altered their family forever.
Sources: Vanguard
