The Lagos State High Court has sentenced a suspended Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Drambi Vandi, to death by hanging for the murder of Lagos-based lawyer Mrs Omobolanle Raheem.
The verdict was delivered by Justice Ibironke Harrison at the Tafawa Balewa Square annex, Igbosere, Lagos island.
The prosecution, the Lagos State Government proved the case against Vandi beyond all reasonable doubt.
Vandi was arraigned before the court on January 16 for shooting to death the 41-year-old pregnant lawyer at the Ajah underbridge checkpoint on December 25, 2022.
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He faced a one-count charge of murder contrary to Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
Harrison said:
“The court finds the defendant guilty on one count of murder. You will be hanged by the neck till you are dead.”
