Kemani Duggan, who’s also called Bandokay, is sentenced to 5 years in jail after pleading responsible to possessing a Tokarev pistol and 22 bulleted cartridges with intent to trigger worry of violence. His father Mark Duggan’s dying sparked riots throughout the nation in 2011.
A drill rapper whose father’s dying sparked riots throughout the nation in 2011 has been jailed for having a gun.
Mark Duggan’s 23-year-old son Kemani Duggan was sentenced to 5 years in jail after he pleaded guilty to possessing a Tokarev pistol and 22 bulleted cartridges with intent to trigger worry of violence.
His affiliate Abdou Bojang, 22, from Hackney, east London, was jailed for a similar time period after pleading responsible to possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition with no firearm certification.
Duggan, who is called Bandokay, was simply 10 when his 29-year-old father Mark was shot useless by police in Tottenham 13 years in the past.
The Outdated Bailey heard the 2 defendants had been charged after police raided Bojang’s guardian’s flat in Hackney on 21 March final 12 months.
The firearm and ammunition had been found in a communal underground automobile park on a concrete ledge inside a JD Sports activities bag which additionally contained two foot-long knives.
Duggan’s DNA was discovered on the gun slide and he was arrested at Gatwick Airport on 13 January. A Snapchat picture of the identical gun was additionally found on his cellphone.
Simply earlier than the weapon was discovered, Bojang messaged Duggan: “Yooo bro, the place yu, There’s feds in my block akh. I could be getting nicked.”
Prosecutor Diana Wilson stated Duggan was a well known drill rapper linked with the Outdated Farm Boys (OFB) felony gang primarily based on the Broadwater Farm Property in Tottenham, north London.
She stated: “The prosecution knowledgeable has concluded that there isn’t a query that through the years he’s an elder or senior gang member within the OFB.
“One consequence of that is that he would naturally be at a heightened danger of violence from rival gang members, this might be moreover heightened by his standing as a profitable drill artist and the son of Mark Duggan which raises his profile to would-be attackers.”
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Ms Wilson added: “Because of his fame, he has develop into a goal for violence from others related to city road gangs.”
Ms Wilson stated that Duggan’s plea was made on the premise that he was given the firearm and ammunition to guard himself.
The musician claimed he would solely have carried the gun to “scare any potential aggressor away”.
Mark Duggan’s capturing by an officer, solely often known as V53, in August 2011 went on to spark riots in London and different English cities for nearly every week.
His household, led by Mr Duggan’s mom Pamela, had been outraged on the 2014 inquest verdict that he was “lawfully killed”.
Mitigating, Gregory Fishwick stated Kemani Duggan expressed the long-term results of dropping his father in his lyrics.
Sentencing, Decide Philip Katz KC stated: “It’s accepted that there have been grounds for a worry that individuals may attempt to assault you, Duggan.
“You might have a excessive profile, arising not solely from your individual profession as an artist within the style of drill rap, with all its gang associations, but in addition out of your unlucky life historical past.”
The duo waved to supporters within the public gallery as they had been led away from the dock.
