ON THE BUSES Fugitive Drill Rapper Caught on Bus CCTV After Hospital Escape

Fresh CCTV images have revealed a further sighting of a fugitive drill rapper who absconded from custody ahead of a planned deportation, as a police search enters its ninth day.

Daniel Boakye, 21, had been due to be deported to Ghana later this year after being jailed in July 2023 for a series of robberies at knifepoint. He is serving a six-year sentence.

Boakye, who was being held at HMP Feltham, escaped on 15 February after fleeing from Lewisham Hospital, where he had been taken under escort for medical treatment.

Police said he absconded at about 15:05 GMT. Officers pursued him but were unable to detain him and he left the area.

It is the second time this month he has escaped custody. On 10 February, Boakye fled while under escort at West Middlesex University Hospital. He was recaptured by officers from the Metropolitan Police the following day.

The latest CCTV image shows Boakye boarding a bus in London. Police have not confirmed which route he was travelling on. In the image, he is wearing a dark grey zip-up top, grey tracksuit bottoms and black trainers with white soles.

Boakye, who performs under the name DSavv, appeared to taunt officers in a video posted to social media last week. In a clip shared on 17 February to his Instagram account, which has nearly 500,000 followers, he is seen rapping while smoking what appears to be a cannabis cigarette, alongside the caption: “I’m free.”

In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said officers were continuing to appeal for information.

“Officers searching for a 21-year-old man who absconded from Lewisham Hospital are releasing a new image as they continue to appeal to the public for information,” a spokesperson said.

“Daniel Boakye was in police custody in hospital when he absconded at around 15:05hrs on Sunday, 15 February. Officers gave chase but could not detain Boakye and he left the area.

“He is described as a black man of slim build and was last seen wearing grey tracksuit bottoms and a dark Nike jacket, as shown in the recently released image.”

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact police on 999, quoting reference CAD4005/15FEB.