The bereaved husband of the lawyer who was shot on Christmas Day in the Ajah neighborhood of Lagos State by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi has described the terrible situation.
When the police officer shot and killed Bolanle Raheem, she was 41 years old and seven months pregnant.
According to reports, ASP Vandi, who was assigned to the Ajiwe Police Station in Ajah, Lagos State, has served in law enforcement for 33 years.
On Boxing Day, Mr. Raheem addressed to sympathizers who had come to the family's home in the Lagos State neighborhood of Ajah.
He claims that:
“On December 25, my wife, nieces, nephews, and cousins, who had come for the holiday, all went to church. On our way back, my wife said since it was Christmas Day, we should take everyone out, so, we went to a supermarket at Abraham Adesanya, then to Domino’s Pizza.
“After that, we headed towards Ajah to do a U-turn to come back to Abraham Adesanya. When we took the U-turn, we saw policemen stopping some vehicles. As we approached them, they said we should stop, and in the process, we heard a loud sound on my wife’s side window. All of a sudden, I saw blood gushing out of her chest.
“I immediately ran out; my sister-in-law, who was also with us, ran out and held the policeman; he cocked his gun at her too. Talking to him was pointless, so I went to see if anything could be done; I saw my wife gasping for breath, and by that time, my sister-in-law had brought the policeman into the car and pushed him into the front seat.
“We drove to a hospital but they said they couldn’t handle it; we eventually took her to Grandville Hospital, where she was confirmed dead. The policemen took her body and put it in the truck; they wanted me to follow them but I said I needed to go and settle my children.”