Tag: Bolanle Raheem
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“How stop and search allegedly led to killing of female lawyer, Raheem”, Police witness narrates
Inspector Matthew Ahmen, a colleague of Drambi Vandi who allegedly killed female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, has informed a Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, that they were conducting a stop and search when the incident happened. Ahmen, on Monday, said Vandi being the leader of their team was behind while he…
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Why they shoot friends and spare the enemy – By Azu Ishiekwene
Her funeral rites would have begun on Wednesday, January 11, but were postponed because her family, along with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), is awaiting an autopsy report. As of the time of writing, the matter had faded from the headlines and a new date was yet to be announced.
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RCCG to hold funeral service for Bolanle Raheem January 17
The Olive Tree Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Banana Island, Lagos State, will on January 17, hold the funeral service for Mrs Bolanle Raheem, the lawyer shot dead by an errant policeman on Christmas Day.
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Slain female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem burial postponed
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday said it would schedule a special programme to honour a female lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, who was shot dead on the last Christmas Day. Raheem was allegedly shot dead by a police office
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VP Osinbajo phones family of Mrs Bolanle Raheem
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has contacted and consoled the husband and family of Mrs Bolanle Raheem, who was killed by a policeman on Christmas day in Lagos.
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BOLANLE: Alcohol drinking traced to alleged killing of pregnant lawyer by ASP Vandi
ASP Drambi Vandi, the policeman that pulled the trigger of the gun that killed pregnant lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day, in the Ajah area of Lagos State, has been accused of abandoning work on 2nd January 2023. Vandi’s colleagues were said to have regularly abuse alcohol which may be responsible for the increasing rate…
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The killing of Citizen Bolanle Raheem- By Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha
On Christmas Day in a most deja vu manner, the life of an innocent citizen Bolanle Raheem, a lawyer, wife, mother, mother-to-be, and real estate manager, was terminated by an officer of the law, ASP Drambi Vandi of Ajiwe Police Station Ajah in Lagos. It was a most bizarre experience, reminiscent of previous official murders…
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Lawyers must ensure Bolanle Raheem does not die like others – Falana
Senior lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana, has urged Nigerian lawyers to ensure that the death of the Lagos-based legal practitioner, Mrs Bolanle Raheem is not in vain. Raheem was shot dead on December 25 2022 in the Ajah area of the state sparking
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Court remands ASP Drambi Vandi over alleged murder of Lagos lawyer
The Chief Magistrate Court in Yaba has remanded ASP Drambi Vandi over the alleged murder of Barrister Bolanle Raheem, who was shot dead on Christmas Day, at Ajah Road, along the Lekki Expressway, Lagos. Chief Magistrate, Miss Adeola Olatunbosun, granted the request for remand sought by the Lagos State Attorney-General (Lagos AG), Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN,…
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PSC accepts suspension of ASP Vandi for killing Mrs Raheem
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the suspension of ASP Drambi Vandi for allegedly shooting and killing a Lagos lawyer, Mrs Bolanle Raheem.