Bolanle Raheem: Lagos Attorney-General Files Murder Charge Against Cop Drambi Vandi

The Lagos State Attorney-General, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, on Friday has filed a one-count charge against ASP Drambi Vandi for the murder of Mrs Bolanle Raheem.

Vandi was before the Chief Magistrate Court, Yaba, a day after the Police Service Commission approved his suspension over the killing of Mrs Raheem.

The charge read, “That you ASP Drambi Vandi on the 25th day of December 2022, at Ajah Road, along the Lekki Expressway, Lagos, unlawfully killed one Omobolanle Raheem by shooting the deceased in the chest contrary to Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.”

With this, the Attorney General, who appeared before the Chief Magistrate Court, Yaba, applied for the remand of the defendant pursuant to Section 264 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos, 2015.

He further told the Chief Magistrate, Miss Adeola Olatunbosun that the basis for the remand is to let the police finalize its investigations into the matter.

The magistrate thereafter granted the request to remand the defendant at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre and ordered that the case file be duplicated and sent to the Director of Public Prosecution, Dr. Jide Martins for legal advice.

She then adjourned to January 30, 2023 to await legal advice.