BOLANLE RAHEEM: INSPECTOR-GENERAL ORDERS SPEEDY INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF ERRING OFFICERS
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By ‘Leke Yusuf
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba; has ordered speedy investigation and prosecution of the officers responsible for the “ugly and unprofessional act” of shooting and killing of Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, a lawyer who was allegedly shot and killed by a Policeman attached to Ajiwe Police Station, Ajah, Lagos State.
In a press release on Monday afternoon, signed by the Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi; the IGP condemned the shooting and killing while also describing the incident as unfortunate and sad.
Baba said that the incident “doesn’t portray the Nigeria Police Standard Operating Procedure and core values”.
The IGP commiserates with the family, friends, and colleagues of the deceased and he prays for the repose of her soul. He further assures the general public of justice in the case while he warns officers and men of the Force to be professional and people-oriented in the discharge of their duties and operate within the ambit of the law, as the Force’s leadership will not condone any inappropriate or unprofessional acts.
On Sunday, December 25; an unidentified Assistant Supritendent of Police (ASP) attached to the Ajiwe Police Division in Ajah; shot dead a female lawyer, Barrister Bolanle Raheem. Raheem was said to be coming from Christmas Day church service, along with her husband who was driving the car, when they were stopped at a police checkpoint under the bridge.
It was learnt that the police officer had ordered them to park while on stop-and-search duty but they needed the vehicle in front of them to to move so that they can park well. The ASP was said to have shot Raheem in the chest at close range. Other policemen at the scene were said to have fled the scene immediately.
Another group of policemen were said to have arrived the scene to evacuate the corpse of Raheem. The body was later to be discovered at a public mortuary in the Yaba area of the metropolis.
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