Okechukwu Iweha, a British-Nigerian residing in London, United Kingdom, has been fatally stabbed by an unknown person.
According to MailOnline, Iweha, 46, was stabbed to death outside Tottenham Hotspur stadium in the early hours of Sunday. The incident was said to have happened hours before the North London-based football club’s English Premier League home game against Nottingham Forest.
Police and paramedics who rushed to the scene after the incident found a lifeless Iweha with a number of stab injuries.
He was also pronounced dead at the scene. The Metropolitan Police would later confirm that Iweha was a resident in the area. It was also announced that a post-mortem examination would be conducted on him later this week.
“I am urging anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious to please come forward and speak with us,” said Neil John, a detective inspector with the metropolitan police.
“We are working hard to build a timeframe to establish what has happened. Were you woken up by a disturbance, or did you see anyone running from the area? I would ask that you check any private CCTV or dash cam footage to see whether you captured anything that might assist us.
“Another family has been left grieving and we are doing everything we can to find answers to their questions and locate whoever is responsible for this murder.”
Following the British-Nigerian’s murder, Tottenham’s Premier League fixture against Nottingham Forest went ahead as planned.
In a post on its official X handle, the football club later extended its condolences to Iweha’s family members.
No arrests have been made since his death.
This is the second time a British-Nigerian has been stabbed to death within the last week.
On Wednesday night, Prince Walker-Ayeni, a British-Nigerian teenager residing in Manchester, was fatally stabbed by a group of yet-to-be-identified teenagers.