Nigerian Man Jailed for Life in UK After Killing Ex-Colleague Who Ended Relationship
A Nigerian social worker, Adedapo Adegbola, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the United Kingdom for the murder of his colleague, 23-year-old Stephanie Irons, after she ended what the court described as a controlling relationship. The 40-year-old fatally stabbed Irons in the neck at her home in Mapperley, Nottinghamshire, on October 21, 2025. Having pleaded guilty to murder last month, he was told at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday, February 5, 2026, that he must serve a minimum of 25 years behind bars. Court proceedings revealed that Adegbola had become obsessed with Irons and was unwilling to accept the breakup. Judge Nirmal Shant KC noted that his controlling behavior prompted her to end the relationship, a decision he refused to respect. On the day of the attack, Adegbola reportedly purchased two knives after work and took a taxi to Irons’s residence, arriving shortly after she returned home. Prosecutors said he entered the house while she appeared to be taking out her ...
