Bolanle Raheem's mum speaks out, says 'her daughter was pregnant with twins'
The mother of Bolanle Raheem, a Lagos-based lawyer who was shot and killed by a police officer, says her daughter is expecting twins.
The victim's mother made this known when Lagos State Police Commissioner Abiodun Alabi visited the family on Tuesday to express condolences at their Ajah Residence in Lagos.
"I can't see my 'the law' anymore." She was pregnant with twins,” she said.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how Ms Raheem was shot and killed on Christmas Day by a police officer attached to Ajiwe Police Division in the Ajah area of the state.
Lagos police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin named killer cop Drambi Vandi on Monday. He said that Mr. Vandi, an assistant superintendent of police, was arrested.
The shooting took place in the Ajah Under Bridge neighborhood of Lagos on Sunday.
This newspaper was unable to obtain further details from the victim's mother, including her name, as the reporters present were not authorized to interact directly with the bereaved family.
The mother, however, told the police chief, in the Yoruba language, how she sold oranges to ensure that her children, including the deceased, received a good education.
She said she last saw her daughter whom she described as her "first child" on Thursday when she left their residence.
She said she heard the news of her daughter's death on Sunday evening and returned to their residence the same day.
As she spoke, the police commissioner and the victim's husband, Gbenga Raheem, restrained and consoled her.
“She died with her glory. She left behind a five-year-old daughter. And they took her away,” the mother said amid tears.
"On Monday, my granddaughter came to me and said, 'Grandma Iju Ishaga, I saw you yesterday when you were crying. You were screaming. Is it because of my mom? And I said yes.
"Then she came back and told me that Pastor Jerry said that what God can't do doesn't exist, so Grandma stopped crying and she gave me a kiss.< /p>
“Just like that, she suddenly disappeared among us. »
Visit of condolences
The police commissioner arrived at the Ajah residence of the deceased around 5:30 p.m.
He promised that the killer "would not go unpunished".
"The Force is determined to make sure he pays dearly for what he has done," he said.
Mr. Raheem expressed his gratitude to the Chief of Police for his visit.
Earlier, a government delegation led by Lagos State Commissioner for Justice Moyosore Onigbanjo paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Bolanle Raheem.
Mr. Onigbanjo promised to lead the prosecution against the killer cop.
“The case will be taken to court as soon as the police send us the file. I will lead the prosecution to show the seriousness that the government attaches to this case,” he said in a statement from the government.
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The mother of Bolanle Raheem, a Lagos-based lawyer who was shot and killed by a police officer, says her daughter is expecting twins.
The victim's mother made this known when Lagos State Police Commissioner Abiodun Alabi visited the family on Tuesday to express condolences at their Ajah Residence in Lagos.
"I can't see my 'the law' anymore." She was pregnant with twins,” she said.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how Ms Raheem was shot and killed on Christmas Day by a police officer attached to Ajiwe Police Division in the Ajah area of the state.
Lagos police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin named killer cop Drambi Vandi on Monday. He said that Mr. Vandi, an assistant superintendent of police, was arrested.
The shooting took place in the Ajah Under Bridge neighborhood of Lagos on Sunday.
This newspaper was unable to obtain further details from the victim's mother, including her name, as the reporters present were not authorized to interact directly with the bereaved family.
The mother, however, told the police chief, in the Yoruba language, how she sold oranges to ensure that her children, including the deceased, received a good education.
She said she last saw her daughter whom she described as her "first child" on Thursday when she left their residence.
She said she heard the news of her daughter's death on Sunday evening and returned to their residence the same day.
As she spoke, the police commissioner and the victim's husband, Gbenga Raheem, restrained and consoled her.
“She died with her glory. She left behind a five-year-old daughter. And they took her away,” the mother said amid tears.
"On Monday, my granddaughter came to me and said, 'Grandma Iju Ishaga, I saw you yesterday when you were crying. You were screaming. Is it because of my mom? And I said yes.
"Then she came back and told me that Pastor Jerry said that what God can't do doesn't exist, so Grandma stopped crying and she gave me a kiss.< /p>
“Just like that, she suddenly disappeared among us. »
Visit of condolences
The police commissioner arrived at the Ajah residence of the deceased around 5:30 p.m.
He promised that the killer "would not go unpunished".
"The Force is determined to make sure he pays dearly for what he has done," he said.
Mr. Raheem expressed his gratitude to the Chief of Police for his visit.
Earlier, a government delegation led by Lagos State Commissioner for Justice Moyosore Onigbanjo paid a condolence visit to the family of the late Bolanle Raheem.
Mr. Onigbanjo promised to lead the prosecution against the killer cop.
“The case will be taken to court as soon as the police send us the file. I will lead the prosecution to show the seriousness that the government attaches to this case,” he said in a statement from the government.
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