Londoner Alexanda Kotey unmasked as member of Jihadi John's ISIS execution cell

A 'nice, polite and well-spoken' Londoner has been
unmasked as a member of the notorious ISIS
execution cell once led by Jihadi John.
Alexanda Kotey is reportedly part of the
murderous gang, dubbed the “Beatles” because of
their UK accents and thought to be responsible
for the beheadings of 27 hostages.
The 32-year-old grew up in Shepherd's Bush in
west London, is half-Ghanaian, half-Greek Cypriot
and an avid QPR fan.
Exposed by an ITV investigation, he was from a
family of dress cutters and lived just under two
miles from Mohammed Emwazi, the real name of
the now dead Jihadi John.
It is not clear whether Kotey's nickname was
'George' or 'Ringo'. His whereabouts are currently
unknown, according to the Washington Post.
Kotey reportedly attended London’s Al-Manaar
mosque with Emwazi and a third Brit, Aine Davis.
Davis was exposed as being a member of ISIS, a
close associate of Emwazi and a suspected
member of the 'Beatles' gang last November.
Speaking to ITV News yesterday, an acquaintance
of Davis and Kotey said: "I wasn't so surprised
[Kotey] always had a lot of currency and pulled a
lot of people into his orbit.
"He was a nice, polite and well-spoken
person he was brooding and could be
capable of plotting things behind the
scenes.
"He radiates a road man influence, someone
who has had a lot of experiences in life,
had a lot of hardships and people younger
than him, who haven't, look up to him and
he can speak to people on the level.
"He could have been in trouble with the
police, he was like a politician, and he
works the room. People were dispossessed
and he was a magnet for those people, he
understands that energy.
"It was Alex most definitely who was the
lynchpin, the main recruiter person who
sucked people into his orbit not the
mosque. The mosque did so much to keep
these people at the fringes."
Kotey - described as a “quiet and humble” football
fan - travelled to the Middle East in 2009 during
an aid convoy which was reportedly organised by
politician George Galloway. Friends have not
heard from him since.
Ron McKay, a spokesman for Mr Galloway, said
the latter had not heard Kotey's name until press
reports today.
He said: "It (the aid convoy) pre-dates the
formation of IS, and there were something like
120 vehicles and around 500 people on it.
"Neither he nor I - as I was also on it -
have any recollection of this guy.
"His name wasn't known to George before
now. It is entirely possible that they could
have been on that trip, but George just
doesn't know the name."
Davis - a close friend of Emwazi - was detained in
Istanbul last November, according to Turkish
officials.
At the time security sources have revealed he
was held with a group of others who could have
been planning an attack in Istanbul in parallel
with the Paris outrage.
The source said: “Davis is a figure with key
responsibilities within Islamic State and he wasn’t
caught alone. He was within a group."