Drill Rapper Bandokay, Son of Mark Duggan—whose death ignited the 2011 London riots—jailed for 5 years on firearms charges

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Bandokay, Son of Mark Duggan, Sentenced for Firearms OffencesBandokay, Son of Mark Duggan, Sentenced for Firearms Offences

Kemani Duggan, also known as Bandokay, the son of the late Mark Duggan, has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to firearms possession. The 23-year-old drill rapper, whose father’s death at the hands of the Metropolitan Police in 2011 sparked widespread riots across London and other English cities, was convicted of possessing a Tokarev pistol and 22 rounds of ammunition with intent to cause fear of violence.

Kemani Duggan, arrested at Gatwick Airport in January, was initially charged with possessing a Tokarev pistol and 22 rounds of ammunition with the intent to endanger life. However, he later pled guilty to the lesser charge of possession with intent to cause fear of violence. His associate Abdou Bojang, 22, from Hackney, was jailed for the same term after pleading guilty to possession of a prohibited firearm and ammunition without a firearm certificate.

The charges against Duggan and Bojang stemmed from a police raid on Bojang’s parent’s flat in Hackney on 21 March last year. During the raid, police discovered the firearm and ammunition in a communal underground car park, concealed in a JD Sports bag that also contained two foot-long knives. Duggan’s DNA was found on the gun slide, and a Snapchat photo of the same gun was discovered on his phone. Just before the weapon was found, Bojang messaged Duggan: “Yooo bro, where yu, There’s feds in my block akh. I might be getting nicked.”

Prosecutor Diana Wilson described Duggan as a well-known drill rapper associated with the Old Farm Boys (OFB) criminal gang based on the Broadwater Farm Estate in Tottenham, north London. “The prosecution expert has concluded that there is no question that over the years he is an elder or senior gang member in the OFB,” she said. Wilson added that Duggan’s high profile, due to his successful music career and his status as Mark Duggan’s son, made him a target for violence from rival gang members.

Wilson stated that Duggan’s plea was based on the need for self-protection. The musician claimed he carried the gun to “scare any prospective aggressor away”. Duggan, who was 10 years old when his father was killed, has often expressed the long-term effects of losing his father in his lyrics.