The family of Michael Adebolajo, one
of the men arrested over the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby, today
expressed their 'profound shame and distress' over the 'senseless
killing' and sent their 'heartfelt condolence' to the soldier’s
relatives.
He and Michael
Adebowale, 22, were both shot by police in the wake of Drummer Rigby's
death after apparently charging towards armed officers.
Adebowale was discharged from hospital on this afternoon and moved to police custody.
The
Adebolajo family said: 'Nothing we can say can undo the events of last
week. However, as a family, we wish to share with others our horror at
the senseless killing of Lee Rigby, and express our profound shame and
distress that this has brought to our family.
'We send our heartfelt condolences to Lee Rigby's family and loved ones.'
They said that they 'wholeheartedly
condemn' terrorism, and 'fully expect' that Drummer Rigby's killers will
be brought to justice.
The statement said: 'We wish to state openly that we believe that there
is no place for violence in the name of religion or politics. We believe
that all right thinking members of society share this view wherever
they were born and whatever their religion and political beliefs.
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| Murdered: Drummer Lee Rigby, of the British
Army's 2nd Battalion |
'We wholeheartedly condemn all those who engage in acts of terror and
fully reject any suggestion by them that religion or politics can
justify this kind of violence.
In the wake of the attack it emerged that Adebolajo and Adebowale were both known to MI5.
Adebolajo was also arrested by Kenyan authorities three years ago
because they feared he was attempting to join an al Qaida-linked
militant group, the country's anti-terrorism police said.
Adebolajo is said to have joined the
banned Islamist organisation Al Muhajiroun, which promotes Sharia law,
and other controversial groups banned under the Terrorism Act.
Insiders said he disappeared two years ago.
He is said to have been well-known on the
Islamic extremist scene in Britain and may have been stopped or
arrested on his way to join the militant Islamist group Al Shabaab in
Somalia in the past year.
Lee Rigby's death has sparked a public outpouring of grief, with hundreds of
tributes to the father-of-one left near the scene of the crime by
Woolwich Barracks.
Both the suspected killers, Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22, were known to MI5.
They
were shot by armed officers at the scene after allegedly waiting around
for up to 20 minutes for police to arrive so they could attack them.
A
man who was identified on internet forums as Adebolajo was filmed
clutching knives and with his hands covered in blood ranting about Islam
to passers-by with cameras after the incident.
Police
were last week seen outside a £365,000 detached house in a Lincolnshire
village where they raided a home where Adebolajo is listed as having
lived in the past.
The
Lincolnshire property being searched by police is believed to belong to
Adebolajo’s Nigerian-born father, Anthony Olumfemi Adebolajo.
But
according to the Land Registry, the owner of the house is Joshua
Anthony Olufemi Daniels, who bought it in 2002 for £218,000.
Neighbours said they knew the owner as Tony, an NHS nurse or nursing manager.
It is thought the suspected killer’s father may have adopted the surname Daniels, although it is unclear why.
Mr Adebolajo, 56, is believed to be a trained nurse now working in a managerial capacity within the NHS.
Mr Adebolajo bought the property in 2002. At one time a woman who wore a burka was thought to live with him.
They
believed he had up to four grown up children, although few if any are
thought to have stayed at the house for any period of time.
Michael Adebolajo was listed as being a resident there in 2004, shortly after the family moved in.
One
nearby resident said: 'I know his family have ties to London, but
whoever is at this house is very secretive. The curtains are always
drawn at the front and the back, I've never seen anybody in the garden,
either.'
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