[PHOTOS] Arsenal pay tribute to British-Nigerian teenage fan Daniel Anjorin killed in London

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Arsenal supporters have paid tribute to the late British-Nigerian teenage fan Daniel Anjorin, who was killed by a sword-wielding attacker in London on Tuesday.

The Gunners interrupted play in the 14th minute of their match against Bournemouth on Saturday as fans cheered in honour of 14-year-old Anjorin, whose favourite player was Bukayo Saka.

 

 

The scoreboard beamed Daniel’s image with banners reading “R.I.P Daniel” displayed in various parts of the Emirates Stadium in honour of the Arsenal fan.

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Until his death, he attended Bancroft’s private school in Woodford Green – also attended by Nottingham attack victim Grace O’Malley-Kumar.

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He was mortally wounded as he left his home to go to school when he was attacked by a man wielding what appeared to be a Samurai-type sword.

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Police tasered and arrested the suspect, a 36-year-old man who remains in custody on suspicion of murder. He has not been named and was not previously known to police.

 

The independent school attended by Anjorin said in a statement Wednesday that they had been left in “profound shock and sorrow” at the pupil’s death.