Omobolanle Raheem: How policeman killed my seven-month pregnant wife on Christmas Day in Lagos – Grieving husband of female lawyer speaks
Gbenga Raheem, the husband of a female lawyer, Omobolanle, has narrated how his wife was killed by an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, in the Ajah area of Lagos State.
NewsClick Nigeria had reported that Omobolanle was killed on Christmas Day while trying to make U-turn under the Ajah Bridge when the cop shot at her vehicle.
It was gathered that 41-year-old mother of one, was seven-month pregnant when tragedy struck.
Vandi, who was attached to the Ajiwe Police Station, Ajah, Lagos State, was said to have spent 33 years in the police force, PUNCH reports.
Speaking on Monday when sympathisers visited his house in the Ajah area of Lagos State, the victim’s husband, Gbenga, said, “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.”
