A reward is being offered by detectives investigating the murder of Ricardo Fuller to locate and bring two men back to the UK who are sought for the killing.
The appeal comes as a third man has been jailed for his role in the stabbing of Ricardo, who died after being attacked in Ilford in 2020.
Detective Chief Inspector Kelly Allen who leads the investigation said:
“While three men have now been convicted and sentenced for Ricardo’s murder, there is still work to be done as two others remain at large having fled abroad.
“The Metropolitan Police Service is offering a substantial reward of up to £20,000 for information leading to the location and extradition of Ahmed Sesay and Abubaker Tarawally who are both thought to have fled to West Africa.
“We know that these men will still be in contact with family and friends in the UK. There are people in the very community where Ricardo was killed who will know where those responsible are hiding.
“They cannot hide forever and I would urge anyone with information, however insignificant they think it may be, to get in touch with us.
“This is a significant sum of money and I would urge anyone who has knowledge of where these two men are to get in touch immediately.”
The appeal comes as Jarmaine Ahenkorah, 30 (29.03.93) of Cumberland Road, Plaistow, E13 was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, 22 November. He had been found guilty of manslaughter at an earlier hearing.
Two other men, Emanuel Tamwesegire, 31 (29.12.91) of Wyemead Crescent, Chingford, E4 and Edmund Tucker, 32 (25.09.91) of Vincent Road, Dagenham, were sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 25 years following a hearing at the Old Bailey on Thursday, 9 November.
The court had heard how there was a longstanding animosity between Mr Fuller and at least one of the group.
On Saturday, 7 March 2020, Sesay, the three defendants and Abubaker Tarawally, made their way in two cars to Discoteca No Problem, 333 Ilford High Road, Ilford.
CCTV recorded his pursuers striking out and lunging at Ricardo, during the course of the pursuit he was stabbed three times. Two stab wounds were to his back, but the third wound was to his neck and it severed the artery in his neck.
The gang fled the scene and Ricardo was able to make his way back to the club where he collapsed on the dance floor. Despite the efforts of paramedics and hospital staff, he died later that morning.
An immediate investigation began led by homicide detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command.
Officers spoke to witnesses, and reviewed hours of CCTV in order to identify those who had carried out the killing.
The cars the gang had used were forensically examined and Ricardo’s blood was found on a door recess and Tarwally’s DNA found on items in the same car.
However, when they identified the five suspects, inquiries found they had already left the country. Investigators worked closely with the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Interpol to locate three of them
In April 2020, the Crown Prosecution Service authorised murder charges against the five men in their absence.
Anyone with any information about the location of the two outstanding suspects is asked to call the incident room on 020 8345 1570, please quote Operation Sandside. You can also provide information anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
