A member of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), an Inspector of Police, Matthew Ahmen, has testified before the court that his colleague, Drambi Vandi was allegedly responsible for the death of female Lagos lawyer, Bolanle Raheem.
Ahmen who appeared before a Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Monday revealed that they were conducting a routine stop and search when the unfortunate incident happened.
Recounting how the horrific killing occurred, Ahmen said Vandi who was the leader of their team was behind while he was in the middle, and another colleague, Inspector Dimini, was standing in the front at their duty post.
According to him, the incident occurred when Dimini saw a car coming, he flagged it down but the car didn’t stop, and when the car got to where he was standing, he also flagged the car down but the car didn’t stop as well.
He said, “The next thing I heard was a gunshot and I looked back to see what was happening and I saw that a windscreen was falling.
“The next thing I saw again was a dark woman who jumped down from the vehicle and I heard her saying that ‘oga you have killed my sister.’ The woman held him and before I and Dimini could get to them, they had entered the car, locked it, and left.”
Vandi had been arraigned on one count charge of murder before Justice Ibironke Harrison.
The trial of the suspended assistant superintendent of police commenced on Monday after he pleaded not guilty to the murder of Raheem.
After the charge sheet was read to him, Vandi pleaded not guilty to the murder charge.
President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mr. Y.C. Mikyau, SAN, and Lagos Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyo Onigbanjo, SAN, among other prominent dignitaries were present at the Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) for the trial of Vandi.
