By Callum Wright
Police officers have arrested five people as they investigate the murder of a Nottingham taxi driver found dead in his own cab 30 years ago.
Ethsham Ul-Haq Ghafoor, 26, of Sherwood Rise, known to family and friends as Shami, was shot dead on Tuesday, November 22, 1994, in what police described as “an execution.”
A milkman found him at 4.30am at Lambley Lane Playing Fields in Gedling with his hands tied and bound to the steering wheel.
With it reaching the 30th anniversary of the murder, a team of detectives started re-investigating the crime to try and provide answers for Shami’s family.
A press conference was held last Friday, exactly 30 years following his death, where his family called for answers and said his murder meant they’d been “living a life sentence”.
Now Nottinghamshire Police have confirmed five people were arrested on suspicion of murder in the Sneinton and Bakersfield areas on Wednesday (November 27).
They are four men, aged 64, 57, 52, 51 and a woman aged 47.
The force say there will be a large police presence around both areas while investigations continue.
Assistant Chief Constable Rob Griffin said: “Firstly, I would like to thank the community and the media for sharing our appeal for information.
“This was a dreadful crime that has left Shami’s family waiting 30 years for answers.
“Following our appeal, we have received numerous calls from the public.
“I would like to personally thank them for their support.
“Please continue to share our appeal and contact us with any information you may have.
“We know that the answer to Shami’s murder lies within the community, and we would encourage anyone with information, no matter how small, to please continue to get in touch with our officers or through Crimestoppers.
“Crimestoppers is offering up to £50,000 for any information which leads to a conviction.”
Detectives are still asking for anyone with information about the crime to get in touch.
Anyone with information about the crime can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or call 101 quoting incident number 0300 of November 15, 2024.
Alternatively they can submit information online via the Major Incident Public Reporting Site Public Portal.
More to follow.
