Wanted man extradited from Nigeria over 2018 murder of trainee engineer in UK

Wanted man extradited from Nigeria over 2018 murder of trainee engineer in UKMatthew Adebiyi, 25, was charged in London with murdering Joshua Boadu who was repeatedly stabbed in broad daylight and died when his life support was turned off ten days laterNewsTom Pettifor Crime Editor12:25, 16 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesJoshua Boadu was stabbed to death(Image: Met Police )A man has been extradited from Nigeria and charged with the 2018 murder of a 23-year-old trainee engineer.‌Matthew Adebiyi, 25, arrived in London on Wednesday when he was remanded in custody over the knife killing of Joshua Boadu. Joshua, known as SJ, was attacked in broad daylight on Linsey Street in Bermondsey, south east London on June 11 2018.‌He was taken to hospital in a critical condition with injuries to his chest, neck and arm, but suffered a heart attack on the way and his life support was turned off ten days later. Adebiyi was remanded in custody and was due to appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.‌Two others have previously been convicted of SJ’s murder, with a 27-year-old and a 16-year-old boy from Southwark sentenced at the Old Bailey in September 2019.View 3 ImagesDenilson Davis was jailed for the murder in 2019(Image: POLICE HANDOUT )‌Following their conviction in 2019, SJ’s family released a statement, reading: "Words cannot begin to describe how life has been since Josh's passing and he will be forever in our hearts.“Words cannot describe the heartache and emotional anguish this senseless killing has caused and the impact on the family has been astronomical. Josh had his whole life ahead of him and he was full of so much untapped potential but his life was cut short due to a vicious and senseless murder. Things will never be the same for us and we have to live with this for the rest of our lives.”View 3 ImagesTwo of the killers were jailed at the Old Bailey in 2019(Image: Getty Images)Article continues belowFollowing his death, his father Frank said: '...