THE family of a man involved in a mistaken identity arrest at Bournemouth railway station have lost their appeal against the findings of a Dorset Police investigation which concluded that “there had been no wrongdoing or misconduct by any individual involved in the operation”.

Oxford University graduate Nzube Udezue, also known as hip-hop artist Zuby, was held at gunpoint after stepping off a train from Southampton on July 22 last year.

He declined to discuss his ordeal but gave a detailed account on his MySpace blog describing his emotions as he was ordered to lie down on the platform by armed officers.

Mr Udezue was spotted on a train by a British Transport Police officer who thought he was the suspect in an earlier armed incident in Basingstoke. The officer radioed police who were waiting at the station when Mr Udezue arrived.

Mr Udezue wrote on MySpace: “It took me a couple of seconds to realise it was me that all those guns were aimed at. I honestly felt like I’d stepped into a really bad dream.

“I was shocked, confused, scared and embarrassed. This is the specialist firearms unit, about eight of them, machine guns, bullet-proof vests, police dogs and all.”

Mr Udezue, 21, was handcuffed and taken to Bournemouth police station where questioning soon revealed they had got the wrong man.

Later he expressed concern when the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) instructed the Dorset force to investigate the matter internally.

Dramatic pictures of the arrest, taken on a mobile phone by Daily Echo reader Dave Rogers, were beamed around the world.

David Nicholson from the IPCC confirmed that the appeal had not been upheld.

Mr Udezue’s family, who have been informed of the decision, can now pursue a judicial review.

A Dorset Police spokesman said the force had “recognised at an early stage that this was a case of mistaken arrest” and apologised several times to Mr Udezue and his family.