Bolanle Raheem: Court Sentences Officer Vandi To Death

Justice Ibironke Harrison of a Lagos High Court has sentenced a police officer, Darambi Vandi, to death by hanging for shooting a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem to death last Christmas.

Recall that the defendant shot Raheem in the chest on Dec. 25, 2022, at Ajah Roundabout, on Lekki- Expressway, Lagos State.

The police officer was attached to the Ajiwe police division in the Ajah area of the state. He was suspended two days after the incident.

The prosecution team led by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo, called 11 witnesses, including eight police officers.

The other prosecution witnesses include the husband and sister of the deceased and also a pathologist.

Vandi was the only witness who testified in his own defence.

In his testimony before the court, Vandi told the judge that the bullet presented in court, which was said to have killed the deceased, did not come from the rifle he carried on the day of the incident.

He also claimed that he had never seen the bullet until it was tendered in court.

Ruling on Monday, Justice Ibironke Harrison held that the Lagos State Government has proven the case against the convict beyond all reasonable doubt.

“The court finds the defendant guilty on one count of murder. You will be hanged by the neck till you are dead,” the judge held