14-year-old Nigerian shot dead in UK

A 14-year-old British-Nigerian, Eghosa Ogbebor, has been shot dead in the Woolwich area of London, with three teenagers arrested in connection with the incident.

London Metropolitan Police confirmed the killing in a statement issued on Friday, noting that officers were alerted to the shooting at about 4 pm on Thursday.

Police said medics who arrived at the scene made efforts to save the teenager, but he was pronounced dead.

The statement read, “An investigation into a fatal shooting in Woolwich continues, and while a formal identification is yet to take place, the victim has been named as 14-year-old Eghosa Ogbebor.