Police officer shoots dead female lawyer in Lagos
An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), has shot dead a Lagos-based female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, in the Ajah area of the state.
The unnamed policeman attached to the Ajah Police Station and his team were said to have tried to stop Raheem and her family members as they drove back home from a Christmas Day church service.
Raheem, it was gathered, was shot when the car she was in tried to make a U-turn under the Ajah Bridge.
The victim was rushed to a hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
Spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the incident, described it as “unfortunate and avoidable”.
“The ASP that shot and two others with him have since been taken into custody,” Hundeyin tweeted on Monday.
He also said the policemen would be moved to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Panti for further investigation.
