Jeffrey Okafor (left), the Nigerian suspected of killing a young
rapper and DJ named Carl Beatson Asiedu (pictured right),who was stabbed
to death outside a nightclub in south London in 2009 (read story here) has
been arrested in Nigeria.
Okafor was arrested by Nigerian police on Tuesday September 23rd about a
month after UK police looking for him launched a high-profile online
appeal to trace him. Okafor was last seen on CCTV boarding a flight at
Heathrow
Airport using his brother's passport about two weeks after the murder.
A UK police source said he's in police custody in Nigeria and proceedings are now underway for his extradition to the UK so he can face charges for the killing.
A UK police source said he's in police custody in Nigeria and proceedings are now underway for his extradition to the UK so he can face charges for the killing.
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