ME on hand as a precaution at the funeral of the shot dead rapper Bigidagoe

Yesterday it was possible for people to say goodbye to the shot dead Bigidagoe at the same location, and hundreds of people also attended. According to the police, the farewell went without incident.

Yet today the mobile unit is again ready for the funeral, according to the police this is ‘as a precaution’. After the funeral ceremony in Amsterdam-Zuidoost, Bigidagoe is accompanied by a procession to Westgaarde cemetery, where the funeral will take place.

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The Amsterdam rapper turned 24 on the night of Saturday 25 February shot after a party on the Rhoneweg near Sloterdijk station. Silos, 26, later died from his injuries.

Bigidagoe had been to a party with friends in a party center on the business park, when he wanted to leave from a parking lot a little further away, he was fired upon by a gunman.

Homes uninhabitable

A few days later, the death of the Zone 6 rapper also seemed to have far-reaching consequences for ‘ordinary’ Amsterdammers. During the night of February 27 to 28, there were fires in Amsterdam North, East and South East. explosives the police suspected that these were related to Bigidagoe’s death.

The word ‘War’ was written on the wall in two places. All three buildings were damaged by the explosions. The facade of the building on Populierenweg was even damaged, making six homes uninhabitable.

Mayor shocked

Mayor Femke Halsema announced yesterday in the AT5 program ‘The Conversation with the Mayor’ shocked to be by the explosions.

“There was a family with very small children at the bottom of the house. People who carry out these explosions do not seem to realize that a child could have been murdered here.”

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At the houses (extra) camera surveillance set up. More cameras are also being installed at the Nieuwersluishof and Ochtenhof in Holendrecht, where there was already camera surveillance. Members or sympathizers of the infamous rap group, of which Bigidagoe was a part, live or lived in the neighborhood.

A spokesperson for Mayor Halsema reports that there is fear of public disorder. “These fears arise, among other things, from incidents of violence that have occurred in recent days.”

Suspected shooter arrested

On the same day that the three explosions took place, a 20 year old Shairone S. arrested for involvement in the shooting. The investigation team gained insight into the suspect who wanted to flee from Paris to Cayenne (French Guiana). When he wanted to check in for his flight in the morning, he was stopped by French border guards.

Lawyer Gerald Roethof, who represents the young Amsterdam resident, said that he hopes that with the arrest of his client, peace will return to the city.

According to Roethof, his client will not oppose the extradition from France back to the Netherlands. “So that the Dutch judge can soon consider whether the suspicion against him is justified or not.”

Since the suspect’s arrest, there have been no further incidents that police suspect are related to Bigidagoe’s death.

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Rival rap group

It is not yet clear what would have led to the shooting death of Bigidagoe. The day after the fatal shooting, the police announced that the shooting death of Bigidagoe may have been the result of a conflict in the criminal environment or a conflict with a rival rap group.

According to Het Parool it would be a long-standing conflict in the Amsterdam rap scene. The newspaper reported that Zone 6 has been in conflict with members of the rap formation Boats Music for some time, which has also involved violence.

For example, in early 2022, a member of Zone 6 was reportedly shot at a party in Suriname by someone from Boats Music. A member of Boats Music was also assaulted by Joey AK and two friends in a clothing store in PC Hooftstraat on May 17, 2022.