A high court in Lagos State has sentenced Drambi Vandi, a suspended assistant superintendent of police, to death by hanging for the murder of Mrs Bolanle Raheem.
The court, sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square annexe, Igbosere, Lagos Island, convicted Vandi of a one-count charge of murder.
Raheem, a practising lawyer in Lagos, was shot dead by Vandi on December 25, 2022. She was returning from Christmas Day church service with her husband.
After firing the bullet that hit Raheem inside the car, the trigger-happy cop, alongside his colleagues who mounted a roadblock, fled the scene. The lawyer was pregnant.
Raheem’s death generated a nationwide outrage. Nigerians called for the prosecution of the killer cop and justice for the deceased.
Vandi pleaded “not guilty” when he was arraigned on a charge of murder on January 16.
But Justice Ibironke Harrison, on Monday, said his defence has no legs to stand on.
“The court finds the defendant guilty on one count of murder. You will be hanged by the neck till you are dead.” the judge ruled.
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