My pregnant daughter died with her glory – Slain lawyer’s mum

The mother of late Omobolanle Raheem, the lawyer who was killed by policeman in Ajah area of Lagos State, has said that her daughter was pregnant with twins.

According to TheCable, the bereaved mother while speaking on Tuesday during a condolence visit to the family by the state Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, said her pregnant daughter died with her glory.

She said, “I cannot see my ‘The Law’ again. People usually call her ‘The Law’. She was taken away from me. She was pregnant with twins.

“She died with her glory. She left a five-year-old daughter behind. And they took her away.

“On Monday, my granddaughter came to me and said ‘Grandma Iju Ishaga, I saw you yesterday when you were crying; you were shouting; is it because of my mummy?’ And I said ‘yes’.

“Then she came again and told me, ‘Pastor Jerry said what God cannot do does not exist; so, grandma, stop crying’. And she kissed me on the cheek.

“It is not easy. A child that I have been training since childhood. I suffered over her. I hawked oranges; there is nothing I did not do.”

WITHIN NIGERIA had reported that Omobolanle was killed on Christmas Day while trying to make U-turn under the Ajah Bridge when ASP Drambi Vandi and his term shot at her car.

She was rushed to a hospital where she was confirmed dead.

PUNCH reported that a senior security official at the Ajiwe Police Station, said Vandi claimed accidental discharge.

The source said, “He was being interrogated by the DPO and some senior police officers yesterday morning (Monday). He said he had cocked his gun to scare someone earlier and forgot to return it to safe. By the time the victim arrived at the checkpoint, he attempted to repeat the same act, but mistakenly pulled the trigger.”

The source disclosed that the killer cop was due for promotion next year.

“Vandi is a calm officer. He is due to be promoted to Deputy Superintendent of Police by February 2023 and retire in 2024 before the unfortunate incident.

“He was also not supposed to be part of the team that went out that morning. Besides, it was a pistol that was also assigned to him and not the AK-47. We don’t know how he turned out to be in possession of the gun,” he added.