By Desire Emmanuel with Agency Reports
A Nigerian living in London who was arrested and accused of murder told a court in the country on Monday, April 13, that the police picked the wrong person as he didn’t kill anyone, Daily Mail of UK reported.
Oluwadamilola Ogunyankinnu raised his hands in the air and made the claim as he stood in the dock at Stratford Magistrates’ Court in east London charged with murdering 21-year-old Finbar Sullivan.
The 27-year-old defendant, of Enfield in north London, spoke to confirm his name, address and date of birth but he was not asked to enter any plea to the charge of murder.
But he then put his hands together and asked if he could address the court.
When told to do so, he said: “I didn’t kill anybody. I didn’t stab anybody. Police got the wrong person.”
Ogunyankinnu was remanded in custody by district judge, Ashwinder Gill and he will appear again at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.
The district judge told him: “Your case is too serious to be held at this court.”
Ogunyankinnu was arrested on Friday and charged with murder on Sunday.
Film student Finbar was stabbed to death when a fight broke out in front of shocked crowds at the beauty spot in north London last Tuesday afternoon.
One witness to the killing, who asked not to be named, said: “The park was just so busy, I had gone with my mate after work and it was literally the busiest I have ever seen it because of the weather and it being Easter holidays.
“Then suddenly we heard this commotion from behind us, and a big brawl kicked off – people were throwing punches, people were screaming at others to stop.
“There were lots of people involved in the fight, most of them looked about 18 or 19.”
