Ghetto Boys  The Ghetto Boys are a street gang based in New Cross, Lewisham and Deptford, South London. The gang was formed on the Woodpecker Estate and its members are primarily of Black British origin. Most of the members are from the London Borough of Lewisham and some are thought to be as young as 12. Some members of the gang are known to carry firearms such as MAC-10 machine pistols. The gang was associated with the colour blue, due to the local usage of blue by the Lewisham city council. The gang had a notably violent conflict with the Peckham Boys during the 2000s, but by the mid-late 2000s the Ghetto Boys were in-decline and would end up splintering. Younger members of the gang formed "Shower" and later became associated with the Tottenham Mandem, collectively calling themselves "Shower Syndicate". It is alleged the group had links with the Jamaican gang Shower Posse. In the mid-2010s, a split-off group from the Ghetto Boys, known as 814, began to gain prominence in the UK drill music scene. The Ghetto Boys have origins in the 1970s where they were founded in Woodpecker Estate (nicknamed "Ghetto Estate") in Lewisham, South London. The gang eventually spread out into neighbouring boroughs, and relied on recruitment of members through local schools. It was during this period that the rivalry between the Peckham Boys and Ghetto Boys would begin. The conflict drew widespread news coverage in 2006. It was reported in 2007 that Peckham Boys and the Ghetto Boys had been in conflict for about 20 years, with the conflict being passed down to each new generation of the gangs. During the 1970s, the African communities in Peckham and Caribbean communities in Deptford had rivalries and conflict, including during local football matches, which would often result in violence. Members of the Ghetto Boys would also travel to Peckham to commit robberies in order to avoid robbing their own community. By the 1990s, the gang began to decline, with many of the older members of the gang going to prison, and many of the younger members being in conflict with each other. During this period, Ghetto Boys members in Catford split off from the gang to form their own gang called the Catford Wildcatz (CWC, later known as Anti Shower). The Ghetto Boys were known to have many leaders since the 1980s. In the late 90s, a leader of Nigerian descent emerged, who went by the name of Andrew Wanogho, known by the street name "Sparks".