Finally Court Sentences Police Officer Who Killed Lagos Lawyer To Death By Hanging

 

Finally justice is served as the happy trigger Officer who shot Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem  in Lagos last year has been sentenced to death by hanging.

Justicè Ibironke Harrison of the  Lagos State High Court  Sentences  the  Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Drambi Vandi, to death.

Delivering sentence at Tafa Balewa Square in Lagos on Monday, the court convicted the murderous cop guilty of murder. She held that the prosecution showed sufficient oral and documentary evidence linking the defendant to the crime.

Recall that the Lagos State government had brought Vandi before the court for allegedly shooting the 41-year-old pregnant lawyer to death at the Ajah under-bridge checkpoint on December 25, 2022.

The incident provoked criticism, especially on social media and the police officer was suspended.

The defendant was first charged with murder, but the court judged him guilty of manslaughter as a consequence of a lack of intention on his part.

During the trial, the prosecution called eleven witnesses including 8 police officers and tenders 27 exhibits in evidence, while the convict only testified in his defence.

The defendant however pleaded not guilty to the one-count allegation of murder according to Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.