UK Drill Rapper Lekan Akinsoji, better known as CB, has been found guilty of murdering Ahmed Deen-Jah with accomplice Sundjata Keita.
It’s said that just 10 days after the murder he filmed a music video called Armed and Ready:
Ahmed Deen-Jah, 24, was stabbed to death inside BJ Wines on Freemasons Road, Custom House, on 2 April 2017, after buying a lighter.
During a desperate struggle, Mr. Deen-Jah was stabbed in the heart, and the attackers then ran off, jurors were told.
After spotting Deen-Jah, the two men—dressed entirely in black clothing, balaclavas, and gloves—got out of a stolen black Mercedes and chased the victim, who ran back into BJ Wines.
The prosecution alleged that Akinsoji delivered the fatal stab wounds while Keita was the other black-clad man. Both were captured on graphic CCTV footage.
Prosecutor Anthony Orchard KC told jurors:
“This killing was not a spontaneous act of violence, but an attack planned against a background of street violence between two East London gangs.
“Those in the black Mercedes had been on a ‘ride-out’ – driving to an opposing gangs’ area looking for rival gang members, or perceived members, to attack.”
The following year, in 2018, rapper CB was caught participating in a “ride-out” and was later sentenced to 23 years for firearm-related offences, including possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm (GBH).
The sentence followed a high-speed police chase through residential streets in East London, during which CB and four other gang members were pursued after a “ride-out” targeting rivals.
Dashcam footage from the incident showed CB wearing a clown mask and pointing a sawn-off shotgun from a car window at police officers, prompting armed police to return fire.
The chase ended after the car was driven the wrong way down a one-way street in Leytonstone.
Read more:
