Ghetto Boys
Founding location | New Cross, South London |
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Years active | 1980s to present |
Territory | New Cross, Deptford, Lewisham - SE8 and SE14 in South London |
Ethnicity | Mostly Black British |
Membership | 500+ |
Criminal activities | Murder, Drug trafficking, Assault, Possession of deadly weapons, Possession of firearms, Robbery. |
Allies | Turnham, BSide, Block 6 |
Rivals | Peckham Boys, SG/SMG, Monson, M20 |
The Ghetto Boys are a street gang based in New Cross, Lewisham and Deptford, South London.[1]
The gang was formed on the Woodpecker Estate and its members are primarily of Black British origin. Most of the members are from the London Borough of Lewisham and some are thought to be as young as 12. Two rappers who were allegedly in the 814 gang (Showkey and Mdot) died from gang-related knife crimes
Various Gang Members left once 814 members showkey and mdot were murdered.
History
The conflict between the Ghetto Boys and rival Peckham Boys in 2006 drew widespread press coverage. Most of them are in prison.[2] It is thought that the conflict between the two gangs had been ongoing for over 20 years, although it has now ceased.
Some members of the gang are known to carry arms such as MAC-10 machine pistols.[3] A member of the Ghetto Boys fired a shot at the 2004 Urban Music Awards, injuring accountant Helen Kelly.[4] The bullet hit the underwire in her bra, preventing fatal injury.[5]
The Ghetto Boys were known to have many leaders since the 1980s. In the late 90s, a leader of Nigerian descent emerged, who went by the name of Andrew Wanogho, known by the street name "Sparks".[6] Wanogho was killed in 2006 when he was shot in Brockley, south-east London, and more recently the two deaths of Myron Yarde (MDot) and Leoandro Osemeke (Showkey).[6]
References
- ↑ Life and death in the Peckham ghetto - Telegraph
- ↑ icSouthlondon - Death rampage by bicycle gang of 50
- ↑ Entries from Londonist tagged with '2006/09/peckham_academy' Archived 2006-10-21 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4319966.stm
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4319966.stm
- 1 2 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7605761.stm