He was jailed for 23 years
A drill rapper who wore a scary clown mask and brandished a shotgun from a stolen BMW during a police chase has been jailed for 23 years.
Akinsoji was caught on camera waving a gun out of the window as they drove through narrow residential streets, over speed bumps, at up to 60mph Lekan Akinsoji, 21, aka CB, and three other gang members were pursued by officers after they embarked on a ‘ride out’ to target rivals in east London, the Old Bailey heard
Prosecutor Anthony Orchard QC had told a jury the defendants had armed themselves and set out in the stolen car to cause really serious injury or death to a rival gang.Officers described the terrifying incident, with one saying: ‘I was in fear. What was happening was overwhelming’
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