Gbenga Raheem, the Husband to Nigerian Lawyer, Bolanle Raheem who was killed by Police officer in Lagos State has dropped a “Heart Breaking” revelation while narrating how the incident happened to The Cable.
According to reports reaching Raw Nigeria from the above mentioned newspaper, the deceased was a pregnant woman returning home with her family on Christmas Day when an officer attached to the Ajiwe police station in Ajah, Lagos state, shot and killed her.
Reports has it that Lagos police command has detained an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) and two other officers. The IG of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered a speedy investigation and prosecution of the officer involved in the incident.
My wife was gasping for breath.
The Punch newspaper said they obtained a voice recording of the Gbenga from one of the lawyers who visited the family.
In the voice note Gbenga reportedly said:
“On December 25, my wife, nieces, nephews, and cousins, who had come for the holiday, all went to church.
“On our way back, my wife said since it was Christmas Day, we should take everyone out, so, we went to a supermarket at Abraham Adesanya, then to Domino’s Pizza. After that, we headed towards Ajah to do a U-turn to come back to Abraham Adesanya.
“When we took the U-turn, we saw policemen stopping some vehicles. As we approached them, they said we should stop, and in the process, we heard a loud sound on my wife’s side window. All of a sudden, I saw blood gushing out of her chest.
He further stated:
“I immediately ran out; my sister-in-law, who was also with us, ran out and held the policeman; he cocked his gun at her too.
“Talking to him was pointless, so I went to see if anything could be done; I saw my wife gasping for breath, and by that time, my sister-in-law had brought the policeman into the car and pushed him into the front seat.
“We drove to a hospital but they said they couldn’t handle it; we eventually took her to Grandville Hospital, where she was confirmed dead. The policemen took her body and put it in the truck; they wanted me to follow them but I said I needed to go and settle my children.”