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A Federal High Court sitting in Maitam, Abuja on Monday March 9, 2015 ordered the extradition of Abdul Adewale Kekere-Ekun,to the United Kingdom where he is wanted for murder related offences.
Justice
A. R Mohammed gave the nod for Kekere- Ekun's extradition after his
lawyers dropped their objection to the extradition request brought by
the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, in the face of
compelling argument.
Kekere-Ekun is to be extradited after fifteen days from the date of the ruling.
Kekere-Ekun is wanted by the UK government for the murder of one Marcus Hall,
an 18 year old who was beaten and stabbed to death 14years ago following a
fight outside a night club in Luton,
England. The
rest of the culprits have been prosecuted and jailed in the UK, but
Kekere-Ekun has been on the run.
The UK Police had
difficulties tracking him down because he frequently disguises himself with
several aliases (Adebayo Dalvin James Ekun, Adeba Yo Kekere-Ekun, Adeba Yo Muta
Lito Kekere-Ekun, James Dalvin, James Adebayo, Dave Bell, David Aaro Hall, Anthony
Higgins, Lavelle Holder, Dalrin James, Dalvin James and Gary Edwin Plummer).
The suspect was arrested by
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Lagos on February 12, 2015 with the support of the
National Crime Agency. He was picked up for identity theft
related offences only for checks by the agency to reveal that he is on the
wanted list of the U.K Police.
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