Tag: lawyer
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I was detained by policemen in Abuja for receiving a female married friend – Lawyer
A legal luminary and activist, Ayo Sogunro, has relayed his experience in the hands of policemen shortly after receiving a married female friend in his hotel room in Abuja. According to the lawyer, he was made to pass the night in detention for an offense that’s not still clear to him.
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Court dismisses police officer’s “no-case” submission in murder of Lagos lawyer
A Lagos High Court on Monday dismissed a “no-case’’ submission filed by ASP Drambi Vandi, who allegedly shot a Lagos-lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem to death on Dec. 25, 2022. Vandi had filed his “no-case’’ application on Feb. 28, praying the court to quash the charge preferred against him.
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“Open your defence, a ‘prima facie’ has been made against him” -Court tells ASP Drambi Vandi
The Lagos High Court Sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, on Lagos Island has ordered suspended Superintendent of Police, ASP, Drambi Vandi, to open his defence, noting that a ‘prima facie’ has been made against him. The suspended police officer is being accused of killing a Lagos-based lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem, on December 25, 2022,…
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Ekweremadu: Nigerian laws should protect citizens from exploitation – Lawyer
A Lagos-based Legal Practitioner, Mr. Jide Ologun, on Friday called for stronger institutions and implementation of Nigerian laws to protect citizens from all forms of exploitations for a better nation. Ologun, a constitution lawyer, made the call while speaking with NAN in reaction to the conviction of the former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike…
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Raheem Bolanle shot in car given her 2 days earlier – Husband reveals
T he widower of allegedly slain lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, on Thursday told a Lagos High Court that the lawyer was shot dead in a car given to her two days earlier. Gbenga Raheem testified at the trial of ASP Darambi Vandi who allegedly shot
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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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Just In: Court remands trigger happy ASP who allegedly killed Lagos lawyer
…to remain in custody till January 30 Nigerian police officer, ASP Drambi Vandi, who allegedly shot and killed a female lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day has been ordered to be remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre till January 30, 2023. This was disclosed by the Lagos State Police Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin in…
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Murder of female lawyer: NBA demands more details from police
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday requested the police to come up with more details of the murder of a Lagos-based female lawyer, Mrs Bolanle Raheem. Raheem was allegedly shot dead on Christmas Day by a police officer a
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IGP condemns killing of lawyer by policeman in Lagos, orders probe
A lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, was killed on Christmas Day by men of the Nigerian Police, Ajah Division. She was murdered on her way from Church in Ajah, Lagos. Bolanle was shot pointblank beside her husband. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba, has condemned the shooting and killing of Mrs Omobolanle Raheem,…
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IG condemns shooting, killing of a lawyer by police officer
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has condemned the shooting and killing of a legal practitioner, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem by a police officer. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.