, Vandi to death by hanging, for the murder of Lagos-based lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem.){kind=link}
The Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square annex, at Igbosere has convicted and sentenced the suspended Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Vandi to death by hanging, for the murder of Lagos-based lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem.
Upon convicting the ASP for the murder of the pregnant lawyer, Justice Ibironke Harrison pronounced the judgment.
The Justice held that the prosecution, the Lagos state government, had established the case against the suspended officer beyond all reasonable doubt, The Nation reports.
The judge held: “The court finds the defendant guilty on one count of murder. You will be hanged by the neck till you are dead.”
Recall that Vandi was on January 16, charged in court for shooting to death the 41-year-old pregnant lawyer at the Ajah underbridge checkpoint on December 25, 2022.
The convict faced a one-count charge of murder contrary to Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.