Why I Shot Pregnant Lawyer – Police Officer | READ FULL DETAILS
More revelation have been unveiled over the tragic accident involving a pregnant lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem and a police officer, Drambi Vandi at the Ajah Bridge inn Lagos state.
Recall that ALL FACTS NEWSPAPER reported that the lawyer and her family who finished from church service on Christmas day were trying to make a turn at the Ajah bridge after visiting a fast food joint when the policeman who had ordered the husband of the deceased to park, fired a shot directly at her. READ HERE
Speaking to PUNCH, a senior security official at the Ajiwe Police Station where Vandi is attached, said the suspect while being interrogated claimed that he had earlier cocked his gun to scare someone away but forgot to return the gun to safety before Raheem’s incident.
Vandi was quoted by the source as saying that he tried to scare the Raheem’s family just as he had done earlier, forgetting that his gun was not on safety.
“He was being interrogated by the DPO and some senior police officers yesterday morning (Monday). He said he had cocked his gun to scare someone earlier and forgot to return it to safe. By the time the victim arrived at the checkpoint, he attempted to repeat the same act, but mistakenly pulled the trigger.”
“Vandi is a calm officer. He is due to be promoted to Deputy Superintendent of Police by February 2023 and retire in 2024 before the unfortunate incident.
“He was also not supposed to be part of the team that went out that morning. Besides, it was a pistol that was also assigned to him and not the AK-47. We don’t know how he turned out to be in possession of the gun,” the source said.
Raheem was said to be 7-month pregnant with twins. Meanwhile the two officers arrested with Vandi have been released after giving their eyewitness accounts.
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