BOLANLE RAHEEM: LAGOS POLICE ARREST OFFICER, 2 OTHERS OVER KILLING ON CHRISTMAS DAY
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The Lagos State Police yesterday arrested an Assistance Superintendent of Police (ASP) known as Ayuba, attached to the Ajah Division, for killing a pregnant lawyer, Mrs. Bolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day in Ajah.
This was confirmed by the state police spokesperson, Superintendent of Police (SP) Benjamin Hundeyin, on his twitter page. He also stated that two other police officers who were with the ASP had also been arrested for interrogation.
Hundeyin added, “Unfortunate and avoidable incident that was. The ASP that shot and two others with him have since been taken into custody.
The younger sister of the deceased lawyer, according to a report, claimed that the police flagged down Bolanle’s vehicle, her husband slowed down to let the car in front of him pass so he could pull over, when the policeman opened fire and killed her instantly.
The deceased, alongside four children, were said to be returning from an outing in their car about 11am on Christmas Day when the ASP tried to stop them.
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, denounced the shooting and killing of the female lawyer while also pledging “full cooperation” on the part of the state government with the appropriate authorities to guarantee swift justice in the case.
Three of the presidential candidates in the 2023 general election, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Labour Party candidate (LP), Peter Obi, also condemned the killing and called for reform of the Nigeria Police to guard against similar incidents in future.
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