The Lagos State government have filed a murder charge against ASP Drambi Vandi, the police officer who shot and killed a pregnant female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem on Christmas day.
The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, on Friday filed the one-count charge against ASP Drambi Vandi for the murder of Mrs Bolanle Raheem.
The charge, according to Channels TV, reads, “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.”
With the charge, the Attorney General, who appeared before the Chief Magistrate Court, Yaba, applied for the remand of the defendant pursuant to Section 264 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos, 2015.
He told Chief Magistrate, Miss Adeola Olatunbosun that the basis for the remand is to allow the police to conclude its investigations into the matter.
The magistrate granted the request for remand and ordered that the case file be duplicated and sent to the Director of Public Prosecution, Dr. Jide Martins for legal advice.
She then adjourned to January 30, 2023 to await legal advice.
