Alleged Murder: Late Omobolanle Raheem's Husband, Sister, To Testify In Court, Thursday

 

All things being equal, further eyewitness accounts as to the circumstances of the alleged killing of a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day, by an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mr. Drambi Vandi, will be entertained on Thursday, January 26, 2023, by Justice Ibironke Harrison of the High Court of Lagos State, Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS).

To take their turn to testify before the judge as third and fourth prosecution witnesses, are the deceased's husband, Gbenga Raheem, and her sister. 

Justice Harrison arrived at the date, after the conclusion of the testimonies of the first two prosecution witnesses, Mr. Matthew Ameh and Mr. Fiyegha Ebimine – both Police Inspectors.

It would be recalled that the Lagos State Government had on January 16, 2023, commenced Vandi's prosecution for the alleged murder, with the state's Attorney-General (AG) and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, arraigned Vandi on a count charge of murder.

Specifically, the charge dated December 28, 2022, and marked LD/20598c/22, alleged that Vandi killed Raheem, contrary to Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.

The charge reads: “ASP Vandi, on the 25th of December 2022, at Ajah roundabout, along Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos, in the Lagos Judicial Division, unlawfully killed one Omobolanle Raheem (F) by shooting her in the chest.”

But Vandi pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The 41-year-old property lawyer with over 10 years of call-to-bar experience was allegedly killed on Christmas Day during a stop-and-search duty in the Ajah area of Lagos State.

Vandi, attached to the Ajiwe Police Station in Ajah, Lagos, is accused of shooting Raheem while she was returning from an outing with her husband, sister, and other family members.

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