House of Representatives on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, demanded a total ban of police officers from consuming alcohol and other hard substances capable of inhibiting their sense of reasoning and capability to carry out their duties judiciously.
The resolution came on the heels of the death of Mrs Bolanle Raheem who was recently shot dead by a police officer, ASP Drambi Vandi in Lagos.
Considering a motion moved at the plenary by Hon. Babajide Obanikoro representing Etiosa federal constituency of Lagos State, the House also recalled a similar incident on December 7, 2022, that took the life Kafaru Raimoh, demanding that an immediate investigation be carried out to get justice for the two victims.
Presenting the motion, Obanikoro said “On Sunday, December 25th, 2022, Mrs Raheem and her family were returning from church when they were pulled over in Ajah area by officers of the Nigeria police; without any altercation, one of the officers ASP Drambi Vandi aimed at and pulled his trigger, killing Mrs Raheem on the spot. Mrs Raheem was seven months pregnant with twins.
“The same incident happened earlier in the month, 7th of December, by officers of the same Ajiwe police station gunned down a young man by the name Kafaru Raimoh which sparked a bit of civic unrest.
“This type of occurrence happens often across Nigeria and the officers usually get away with shooting and killings same innocent citizens they swore to protect”.
Adopting the motion, the House insisted that there should be zero-tolerance to the misbehaviour of police officers that will endanger the lives of Nigerians.
Bolanle Raheem: ‘She just disappeared like that’ – Mother Of Slain Lagos Lawyer Inconsolable
The mother of slain Lagos lawyer, Mrs Ishola has broken her silence over the gruesome killing of her daughter, Bolanle Raheem, by an officer of the Nigeria Police Force.
Bolanle Raheem (nee Ishola) was allegedly killed by ASP Drambi Vandi, an officer attached to Ajiwe Police Station in the Ajah area of Lagos State on Sunday, December 25, 2022, in the presence of her husband and other family members while on their way to buy pizza.
The police had flagged down the car and shot her in the chest before her husband, who was driving at the time could find a place to park.
Mrs Ishola, speaking in Yoruba language with the commissioner of police, CP Olusegun Hakeem Dosumu at the deceased family House, Lekki Gardens, on Tuesday, December 17, 2022, evening lamented how she suffered to train her child until she became a lawyer and successful in life.
“I suffered in lack and want hawking for my daughter, [slain lawyer] to become a graduate of law,” the grieving mother said.
“I hawked oranges to ensure she had a good education and today, I can’t find her again.
“She was not sick, she had no pain, she just disappeared like that. On a Christmas day when everybody was happy, my daughter just disappeared without suffering any sickness.
“Oh, Commissioner (referring to the police commissioner) it is not easy,” the is quoted as saying.
Earlier in the day, Mrs Ishola was still in shock as she kept insisting that her daughter was still in the house.
Abiodun Alabi, Lagos State Commissioner of Police, was on the condolence visit in the company of the Public Relations Officer of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-iwoye, Barrister Bello Kazeem, Barrister Eniola Onaolapo, and Barrister Ajibola Ajiboye.
Source: Vanguard
