Photo: 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.