Our records show murd£r suspect as ‘Matthew Chukuemeka Adebiyi’, says UK police

Our records show murder suspect as ‘Matthew Chukuemeka Adebiyi’, says UK police

The United Kingdom (UK) Metropolitan Police says its records identify the Nigerian man recently extradited to the country over murder allegation as “Matthew Chukuemeka Adebiyi.”

In an email response sent to TheCable on Friday evening, the UK police confirmed that the suspect’s name is “Chukuemeka”, which confirms the earlier statement published by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).

On Thursday, many Nigerians on X accused the NPF of “ethnic bigotry” after it released a statement that included “Chukuemeka” in the suspect’s name.

More to follow…