EFFORTPOST The unsolved Murder of 19 year old Kelvin Odunuyi.

The killing of Kelvin Odunuyi, also known as Lampz and DipDat, occurred on 9 March 2018 outside the Vue cinema in Wood Green, London. The murder was retaliation for the death of Kwabena Nelson, a former member of the NPK street gang.

Background

Kelvin Odunuyi was not born into the Gang Life, he was a well mannered boy that attended a Boarding school but also a High school in the notoriously dangerous Woodgreen area of North London where he was reportedly groomed by older gang members to do work for them. This statement was backed up by his friends, one in particular that made a video talking about it:

Photos of Kelvin as a schoolboy:

He was featured on the official UK boarding schools website:

https://www.ukboardingschools.com/news/fulneck-students-january-blizzards-mercy-mission-to-help-elderly-residents/

Introduction to gang life

Kelvin eventually fell victim to grooming and was doing 'jobs' for the older gang members. During this time he was seen in multiple videos with other members.

Lampz was active in the UK Drill scene. He released several tracks, and appeared in various music videos before his death:

During this time period it is well rumoured that Kelvin helped to kill and/or killed other gang members, one in particular that led to his demise, Kwabena (Kobi) Nelson, a former member of Woodgreen rival gang NPK. This has since been officially confirmed by the MET police "Kelvins DNA was found in the car that crashed near Kobis house. Kobi called 999 with his friend after he was stabbed, here is a recording. Kobi was pronounced dead on scene when the paramedics arrived, may he rest in peace.

Death

Kelvin's murder took place on the 8th of March 2018 at 12.30 am, almost five weeks after Kobi Nelson was killed. Kelvin a group of friends were at the Vue cinema in Wood Green, North London, and he posted his location on his instagram story, which alerted his killers. A moped consisting of 2 people was making its way to the location, from Tottenham. Once outside the cinema, they spotted Kelvin and his friends then et off shots from most likely a shotgun. However, these shots missed and Kelvin and his friends ran back into the cinema. Kelvin then assumed the shots were blank so ran to the front doors armed with a knife he had on him. However, the bullets proved to be real as the next round of shots hit Kelvin in the head, which lead to his death. After the shots were fired, the moped sped off, leaving cinema goers and Kelvin's friends in shock.

DEATH VIDEO

999 dialogue 1

Operator: Hello Met Police?

Caller: Someone has been shot dead, at Hollywood cinema in Wood Green. Someone's been shot and the guys not moving.

Operator: Sorry, you said someone's been shot at the Hollywood cinema in Wood Green?

Caller: Yes.

999 dialogue 2

Caller: Hello I think there's been a shooting at Wood Green, um as I've been-

Operator: There's been a what sorry?

Caller: Erm ive heard some gunshots fired, somebody on a motorbike on the pavement outside the Vue cinema.

Operator: In Wood Green?

Caller: Yes, at the Wood Green cinema.

Paramedics arrived on scene to find Kelvin with a bullet hole in his head, he was pronounced dead on scene.

The morning after

Aftermath

After his death many opposing gang members disrespected him in music videos and on snapchat and instagram, a video titled Kelvins Coffin exploded on youtube after his death and has remained controversial to this day.

"Park Lane bopping, the opps dem dropping

Come here I've got you a coffin

12-gauge long like Kelvin's coffin

His girlfriend keeps on boppin.."

Following the death of Kelvin and other Nigerian youths in the UK, Abike Dabiri, an assistant to the President of Nigeria on foreign affairs, stated that the increase of Nigerian deaths in the UK "was worrisome and disturbing." Kelvin's death was also mentioned in a song by rappers Tugga and Trills, as well as in a song by OFB rapper SJ.

The constant mocking of Lampz was addressed by Wood Green members in a prison freestyle in 2019. The media reported on the freestyle in 2021:

"Don't mention Lampz

Cah he chinged up half of your team

Bmt I don't lie on beats

We leave guys on ITV.."

To this day it is unknown who really killed Kelvin, turned schoolboy to murderer his street name "Lampz" remains another statistic in UK gang violence.

Sources

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/wood-green-shooting-grieving-mother-pays-tribute-to-victim-kelvin-odunuyi-aka-dipdat-who-was-gunned-down-outside-cinema-a3785756.html

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/26/lordship-lane-the-london-road-paying-a-heavy-toll-for-gang-warfare

https://archive.ph/20220619033536/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/life-front-line-met-police-murder-investigator-londons-bloodiest/

https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/09/03/why-are-our-young-people-killing-each-other/

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/264484-nigerian-govt-expresses-worry-over-killings-of-nigerians-in-uk.html?tztc=1