Gbenga Raheem, the husband of Bolanle, a 41-year-old female lawyer who was shot and killed by Assistant Superintendent of Police Drambi Vandi, has shared the details of the incident.
On Christmas Day, Bolanle and some family members were returning from an eatery and trying to make a U-turn under the Ajah Bridge when Vandi, who was attached to the Ajiwe Police Station in Lagos State, shot at their vehicle.
Bolanle, who was seven months pregnant and had a child, was rushed to the hospital but was declared dead upon arrival.
Gbenga, the victim’s husband, narrated the incident, saying: “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.”
