Seven deadly men, including Nigeria’s Kai Osibodu have been jailed for more than 150 years cumulatively for the murder of Kai McGinley in London.
Osibodu, 25 of Riverdale Road, Erith was convicted of murder and section 18 GBH. Osibodu was sentenced to life, with a minimum term of 30 years.
Also Bradlee Reeve, 34 was sentenced to life, with a minimum term of 33 years, while Enriko Spahiu, 21 was sentenced to life, with a minimum term of 29 years and Jalees Selby-Gangera, 19 was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to nine and a half years imprisonment.
Others are Connor Brooks, 22, convicted of manslaughter and was sentenced to 12 years; Charlie Brabon, 19, convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to nine years imprisonment while Anthony Wallder, 21 was convicted of murder sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 29 years.
The seven people were charged between March and September 2023.
The group was sentenced for the murder of Kai McGinley after detectives were able to piece together complicated CCTV evidence and place a number of them near the location of the offence.
Detective Chief Inspector Stephen Payne, who led one of the Met’s specialist major investigation teams, said the evidence gathered and presented during the trial left the jury in no doubt that these men were guilty of a sinister plan to kill Kai McGinley.
Payne said the police believed there was a dispute over a drugs deal and they decided the retribution for Kai should be death.
“It is extremely sad and senseless that Kai lost his life in this way. He was part of a close and loving family who miss him every day. Our thoughts and condolences remain with them as they try to piece their lives back together without him,” Payne said.
The police said an investigation was launched after they were called at about 20:50hrs on Thursday, 9 February 2023 to reports of shots fired in Pembroke Road, Erith.
The police said officers and London Ambulance Service paramedics attended and found 24-year-old Kai shot in the chest and that despite the best efforts of the emergency services who tried to save him, he died at the scene.
The jury heard that around 20.45hrs, Kai and two friends were driving along Pembroke Road in a Mini Countryman when a Land Rover and Peugeot travelling in the opposite direction came into view.
The Land Rover deliberately struck the Mini and it came off the road. The men in the Land Rover jumped out of the vehicle as it was severely damaged.
The police said the men in the Peugeot then got out of the car and fired one or two shotguns at close range at the group in the Mini.
They disclosed that Kai was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other passengers in the car suffered minor injuries as they jumped from the car to get away from the attackers.
The Met said through a detailed CCTV investigation, detectives were able to trace the men’s steps.
The police said it was revealed that following the murder the group hid in a garage belonging to Bradlee Reeve, one of those convicted, as they waited for a family member to come and get them.
