Nigerian Igho Ejeta wanted by the UK Police in relation to London shooting
Detectives investigating
a shooting at a south London barber's shop have today, May 26, released CCTV
footage in an effort to find a man they urgently want to speak to.
Officers need to trace
29-year-old Igho Ejeta following the attempted murder of an innocent bystander
at the shop in Rotherhithe New Road, SE16 on Friday, 8 May 2015.
Another man is already serving a life sentence for his role in the
incident, having been convicted by an Old Bailey jury last year.
Detective Constable Jo
Ross, from the Trident and Area Crime Command, said:
"Although we have
one man safely behind bars, we urgently need to trace Ejeta in connection with
this incident. We would ask anyone with information to come forward in the
strictest confidence and help us find this man."
Ejeta is a black man,
5ft 11inches tall, of proportionate build and has a long scar that runs across
his face and across the bridge his nose. He was last known to have black
cropped Afro hair and has links to Lewisham and the south London area.
Trident launched an
investigation after a 38-year-old woman was shot in the leg whilst she was
sitting in the barber's shop alongside other customers and children.
The woman was an
innocent bystander who was caught up in a violent altercation between several
men that began outside the shop. The fight continued inside and Joel Johnson,
27, of Baildon Street, SE8 appeared in the doorway and produced a handgun
before opening fire.
The bullet passed
through the woman's leg and was later found on the floor. She was taken to a
south London hospital where she was treated for her injuries.
Officers carried out
extensive enquiries to identify Johnson as the gunman.
On 17 June 2015, Johnson
was arrested by armed officers on suspicion of attempted murder and possession
of a firearm. He was taken to a south London police station and was charged
with numerous firearms offences. He appeared for trial at the Old Bailey and
was found guilty of multiple offences on 14 December 2015.
He was sentenced to life
imprisonment to serve a minimum of 14 years for attempted murder, life
imprisonment to serve a minimum of seven-and-a-half years for wounding with
intent (to run concurrently) and life imprisonment to serve a minimum of six
years for possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life (to run
concurrently).
Johnson had previously
pleaded guilty at the same court in September 2015 to possession of a firearm
and possession of ammunition. For those offences he was sentenced to seven
years and three years' imprisonment to run concurrently.
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