A 27 years old man Yusuf Ademola, has been
jailed for 12 years after police found a shotgun with two rounds of
ammunition at a residential address.
Ademola,
of Claremont Road, E7, was found guilty of possession of a firearm with
intent to endanger life, after a four day trial at Snaresbrook Crown
Court which concluded on 19, October 2017 in the UK
Ademola
and Jessica Soares, 25, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm at an
earlier hearing. Ademola was sentenced at the same court today,
Thursday, 7 December, to 12 years imprisonment.
This
will commence when his current licence expires in July 2018. Soares was
sentenced on 27 July at the same court to eight months' imprisonment,
suspended for 18 months. .
On 27
March, officers from the Met's Trident East Proactive team, with armed
officers, carried out a pre-planned operation at Soares' address. .
Upon
entry, Soares told the officers that a firearm was being stored in her
bedroom behind the cupboard. She was arrested, and officers found a
shortened shotgun with two round of ammunition. She was subsequently
charged. .
When officers analysed
Soares' phone, they discovered messages exchanged between Soares and
Ademola which revealed that she had agreed to hold the firearm on his
behalf.
At the time of his arrest,
Ademola was on licence from prison having been released from prison in
2016 after serving part of a five-year sentence for possession of a
firearm. .
In summing up, the judge,
noted that Ademola had maintained his links with gangs even after his
previous conviction for possessing a firearm. .
She referred to a music video that had been posted online showing Ademola and other gang members making reference to guns.
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