Photo: Nigerian Igho Ejeta wanted by the UK Police in relation to London shooting

Detectives investigating a shooting at a south
London barber's shop have today, May 26,
released CCTV footage in an effort to find a
man they urgently want to speak to.
Officers need to trace 29-year-old Igho Ejeta
following the attempted murder of an innocent
bystander at the shop in Rotherhithe New Road,
SE16 on Friday, 8 May 2015.
Another man is already serving a life sentence
for his role in the incident, having been
convicted by an Old Bailey jury last year.
Detective Constable Jo Ross, from the Trident
and Area Crime Command, said:
"Although we have one man safely behind bars,
we urgently need to trace Ejeta in connection
with this incident. We would ask anyone with
information to come forward in the strictest
confidence and help us find this man."
Ejeta is a black man, 5ft 11inches tall, of
proportionate build and has a long scar that runs
across his face and across the bridge his nose.
He was last known to have black cropped Afro
hair and has links to Lewisham and the south
London area.
Trident launched an investigation after a 38-
year-old woman was shot in the leg whilst she
was sitting in the barber's shop alongside other
customers and children.
The woman was an innocent bystander who was
caught up in a violent altercation between
several men that began outside the shop. The
fight continued inside and Joel Johnson, 27, of
Baildon Street, SE8 appeared in the doorway and
produced a handgun before opening fire.
The bullet passed through the woman's leg and
was later found on the floor. She was taken to a
south London hospital where she was treated
for her injuries.
Officers carried out extensive enquiries to
identify Johnson as the gunman.
On 17 June 2015, Johnson was arrested by
armed officers on suspicion of attempted murder
and possession of a firearm. He was taken to a
south London police station and was charged
with numerous firearms offences. He appeared
for trial at the Old Bailey and was found guilty
of multiple offences on 14 December 2015.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment to serve
a minimum of 14 years for attempted murder,
life imprisonment to serve a minimum of seven-
and-a-half years for wounding with intent (to run
concurrently) and life imprisonment to serve a
minimum of six years for possession of a
firearm with intent to endanger life (to run
concurrently).
Johnson had previously pleaded guilty at the
same court in September 2015 to possession of
a firearm and possession of ammunition. For
those offences he was sentenced to seven years
and three years' imprisonment to run
concurrently.