Tragedy: Policeman kills legal practitioner on Christmas day Damilola Ajibola
• Barrister Bolanle Raheem
Damilola Ajibola
A lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, has been reportedly shot dead by a policeman on Christmas day, while returning from an outing.
The incident, News Contact Online, learnt happened at Ajah area of Lagos State, around 11.00am.
It was gathered that the deceased in company of her husband, her sister and children, had just left an eatery and was heading home, when the unfortunate occured.
However, another information had it that the husband was not in the car at the time of the incident.
News Contact Online gathered that the happy trigger cop flagged down the car in which the deceased was, while the person behind the car was said to have not stopped.
Eyewitnesses said the bullet hit the victim, who was then rushed to a hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
The cop who released the shot escaped from the scene immediately he saw the victim had been hit.
He was later arrested and detained by higher authorities.
Speaking on the development, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said:
“The officer involved in the shooting is an ASP; he has been arrested, detained, and will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, for further investigations.”
