June 9, 2026
By Adegboyega Adeleye
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed the arrest of three people in connection with the fatal stabbing of British-Nigerian singer and songwriter Talay Riley, whose death has shocked the music industry and sparked a murder investigation in London.
Riley, whose real name was Mark Orabiyi, was found with stab wounds on Friday, June 5, after police responded to reports of an incident in Silvertown, East London.
According to the Metropolitan Police, officers arrived alongside the London Ambulance Service and discovered the 35-year-old musician critically injured in the garden of a property on Rayleigh Road. Despite efforts by paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
