By Austin Ogwuda
Justice Ibironke Harrison of the Lagos State High Court has convicted and sentenced to death, by hanging, an Assistant Superintendent of Police ASP Drambi Vandi for the murder of a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem.
Recall that the 41-year-old pregnant lawyer, Mrs. Raheem was brutally murdered in cold blood at the Ajah under -bridge checkpoint on December 25, 2022, being a Christmas day.
The lawyer was in company of his family when the sentenced Police Officer snuffed life out of her in the car.
Handing down the judgment today, Monday, Justice Harrison stated that prosecution had proven its case against the accused beyond all reasonable doubt.
The court held that the evidence of the 11 prosecution witnesses were credible and convincing enough for conviction .
The Judge held that it was only the convict that had the opportunity to commit the crime even though no eyewitness saw him fire the killing shot.
