A Lagos State Magistrate Court sitting in Yaba has ordered that the trigger-happy police officer ASP Drambi Vandi who shot and killed the pregnant lawyer Mrs. Bolanle Raheem on Christmas Day in Ajah area of the State.
Vandi was arraigned in court today (Friday) for the very first time since the unfortunate incident happened.
The state Attorney-General, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, filed a one-count charge against Vandi for the unprovoked and baseless murder of Mrs Bolanle Raheem who he mindlessly murdered with her unborn twins on Christmas Day.
The one-count charge read; “That you ASP Drambi Vandi on the 25th day of December 2022, at Ajah Road, along the Lekki Expressway, Lagos, unlawfully killed one Omobolanle Raheem by shooting the deceased in the chest contrary to Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.”
The state sought an order of court to remand the suspect in line with Section 264 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos, 2015.
Before adjourning the case to January 30, 2023, the Magistrate, Ms Adeola Olatunbosun granted the order and asked that the suspect be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre. She ordered that the case file be duplicated and sent to the Director of Public Prosecution, Dr. Jide Martins for legal advice.
