A murder investigation has been launched after a Nigerian teenager was stabbed and died from his injuries in Chislehurst, South east London.

Oluwadamilola Odeyingbo, 18, died on Wednesday, January 10, of injuries he received during a reported fight in Empress Drive just after 9pm the previous evening.

Police were called on Tuesday, 9 January to reports of a fight on Empress Drive. Officers attended to the victim. He was taken by the London Ambulance Service to a south a London Hospital where he passed away.

A post-mortem examination began on Friday, January 12, but has not been finished.

As part of the investigation, an 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder on Wednesday, and has been bailed until early February.

Police are appealing for information. Detective Chief Inspector Tim Wright said:

"We understand that neighbours and people passing through the area witnessed the incident on Tuesday evening. We are keen to speak to all witnesses and would encourage them to come forward as soon as possible. A young man has lost his life and we are doing everything we can to piece together what took place."

According to Twitter user, Femo, his aunt, the boy's mother had left Nigeria to the UK to get a better life.

"My aunt traveled to the UK to get a better life Then some idiots went to stab my cousin and killed him God nawa to you o I know Twitter is a strong place and I know if y'all rt this someone would come forward and say something There were witnesses" he wrote


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wait in London? this is sad na... so where do we run to now that london is also a shithole country

quite sad...a life cut short at its prime. May we not meet evil whenever we leave our homes

Why!!!! Just a young lad with lots to do

why


so book haram sent people to him there

Na wa o.

Those kids would have been better left to grow mature in Nigeria

U sud hv stay back in Nigeria.
Death is every where.


Sorry!!

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So sad

He fvcking up óò. Them stab am. Maybe na there dem born am.
We wey de break bottle with head. Ó fvck

If na oyinbo kill you, 4get. Na free death

Chai....

So sad

But i don't really understand this part

"My aunt traveled to the UK to get a better life Then some idiots went to stab my cousin and killed him God nawa to you o I know Twitter is a strong place and I know if y'all rt this someone would come forward and say something There were witnesses"

And again why blaming God?

Or you don't know village people do actually exist.


Meanwhile, somewhere in another village.

RIP HANSOME

Holy ghost! My dream country o...

UK crime level is too much


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SlPQsxToA0

Life

ah! the village people finally caught up with him sha! o ma shey o

I wanted to comment, Buh network is not forth coming, so I vex log out later con see say I Don comment, what is that to be called??

r. I. p cutie

London again!

Something must Kill a Man

Make them come do stab cut and bounce charm for naija.

Brings back the memory of the Nigerian teenager, Damilola Taylor, that was stabbed to death in the UK years back.

Na wah ooo....

Is it a sin to bear Damilola in London...


Reminds me of Damilola Taylor...a young Nigerian that was killed years back in London!


Abeg every Damilola in London should come back home ooo....

RIP to the dead

greatnaija01:
wait in London? this is sad na... so where do we run to now that london is also a shithole country

The world is turning to a shithole!

I think Brunei will be better

Opiletool:
Brings back the memory of the Nigerian teenager, Damilola Taylor, that was stabbed to death in the UK years back.