[2][3] Imafidon was born in Peckham, South London in 1993 of Nigerian heritage and brought up with his brother George by his mother.
[5] There was no evidence of any direct involvement, but he was charged under joint enterprise laws, in effect guilty by association with other suspects.
[5] He was denied bail and spent six months in jail before a judge freed him determining that there was no case to answer.
[6][7][8][5] Imafidon completed his A Levels whilst on remand in Feltham Prison, becoming the first person in the UK to sit and pass the exams in these circumstances.
[12] He established his career by co-founding Clearview Research in 2018[13] and has worked with companies like Uber, Tinder and Deliveroo, on voter registration campaigns for young people in UK elections.