The news about the death of Nigerian lawyer Bolanle Raheem hit social media in the early hours of the 25th of December 2022.
Her unfortunate demise happened on Christmas Day, after a policeman, ASP Drambi Vandi, shot at her car in Ajah, Lagos State. According to reports, Raheem, her sister, and her children were coming from an eatery in their car around 11 a.m. when the policeman tried to stop them.
Raheem was trying to make a U-turn under the Ajah Bridge when the cop shot at her vehicle. The bullet was said to have hit her, and she was immediately rushed to a hospital, where she was confirmed dead.
Below are facts about Bolanle Raheem and the events surrounding her death:
- Bolanle Raheem, a Christian, born May 29.
- She was married to Gbenga Raheem, and they had children together.
- She attended Holy Child College in Ikoyi, Lagos State.
- She was a property lawyer and a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos chapter.
- She also attended Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, in Ogun State and studied at the Nigerian Law School in Enugu State.
- Bolanle was driving when a policeman shot her under the Ajah bridge, Lagos, on December 25.
- According to Christian rites, Raheem was buried on the 17th of January, 2023.
- There is no allegation by the Lagos Police Command that she provoked the killer.
- She was killed in front of her kids.
- On the 9th day of October 2023, ASP Drambi Vandi, Raheem’s killer, was sentenced to death by hanging.
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