Nigerian, Nosakhere Stephenson: Leader of gun dealing ring jailed

A "notorious gang member" has been jailed for 16 and a half years after a firearms supply ring he led was smashed in an undercover sting.

Nosakhere Stephenson masterminded an operation to sell antique firearms and specially-made bullets to criminals, said West Midlands Police.

He and five other men were jailed after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply guns in Birmingham and beyond.

Another 12 men await sentencing at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday.

Police say Stephenson, known as "Nosa", was long linked to the Burger Bar gang who for years fought a bloody and protracted feud with the rival Johnson Crew.

His Honour Judge Burbidge, sitting at Birmingham Crown court, said Stephenson was the "go to man" and "the directing mind" of an organised crime group when it came to obtaining firearms.

BBC News