The Lagos State High Court, located at the Tafawa Balewa Square annex, Igbosere, Lagos Island, has convicted and sentenced a suspended Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) named Vandi to death by hanging for the murder of Lagos-based lawyer Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem.
Justice Ibironke Harrison held that the prosecution, the Lagos State Government, has proven the case against the convict beyond all reasonable doubt.
“The court finds the defendant guilty on one count of murder. You will be hanged by the neck till you are dead,” the judge ruled.
On January 16, the Lagos State Government brought Vandi before the court for fatally shooting the 41-year-old pregnant lawyer at the Ajah underbridge checkpoint on December 25, 2022.
The convict was charged with one count of murder, contravening Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.