A photo of the police officer who reportedly shot dead a female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, dead in the Ajiwe area of Lagos state on Christmas day, has been shared online.
Nigerian lawyer, Inibehe Effiong shared the photo on Twitter. He gave the name of the officer as ASP Ayuba.
Effiong captioned the photo;
“This is ASP Ayuba, the rogue policeman at Ajiwe Police Station, Ajah that murdered a pregnant lawyer, Mrs. Bolanle Raheem, on Christmas day while the victim was returning from Church with her husband. We were at the station this morning and paid a condolence visit to the family.”
https://twitter.com/InibeheEffiong/status/1607330310030508033?t=uHxvA0yluoaI76yygoAp5A&s=19
IGBERETV reports that the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) allegedly killed the lawyer in the Ajah area of the state while she was driving with her husband.
The deceased lawyer
The trigger-happy policeman attached to the Ajah Police Station and his team were said to have tried to stop Raheem, who was with members of her family. The policeman shot Raheem who was rushed to a hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
Meanwhile, the Lagos police command spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin said that the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and two others have been arrested for investigation.
Hundeyin wrote;
“Unfortunate and avoidable incident that was. The ASP that shot and two others with him have since been taken into custody. They are to be moved to the SCID for further investigation.”
https://twitter.com/BenHundeyin/status/1607209999767580674?t=kiJn91h4mnXRZIIqouyvmA&s=19
