She died with her glory. She left a five-year-old daughter behind. And they took her away
The mother of Bolanle Raheem, a Lagos-based lawyer who was fatally shot by a police officer, said her daughter was expecting twins.
The victim’s mother made this known when the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, visited the family, Tuesday, to express his condolences at their Ajah residence in Lagos.
‘I cannot see my ‘the Law again. She was pregnant with twins,” she said.
Recall Mrs Raheem was fatally shot on Christmas day by a police officer attached to the Ajiwe police division in the Ajah area of the state.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos police spokesperson, on Monday named the killer cop as Drambi Vandi. He said Mr Vandi, an assistant superintendent of police, has been detained.
The shooting took place at Ajah Under Bridge area of Lagos on Sunday.
The mother, however, told the police chief, in Yoruba language, how she hawked oranges to ensure that her children including the deceased got a good education.
She said she last saw her daughter whom she described as her “first child” on Thursday when she left their residence.
She said she got the news of her daughter’s death on Sunday night and came back to their residence same day.
While she was talking, the commissioner of police and the victim’s husband, Gbenga Raheem, held and consoled her.
“She died with her glory. She left a five-year-old daughter behind. And they took her away,” the mother said amidst tears.