The court has remanded the alleged murderer cop, ASP Drambi Vandi, at the Ikoyi Correctional Center in Lagos State till January 30, 2023, as the clamor for justice for the murdered pregnant lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, grows, Punch Reports.
The decision was reached after Vandi was charged with firing the gun that killed Raheem on Christmas Day in the Ajah neighborhood of Lagos State, according to Benjamin Hundeyin, a spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command.
The order, according to Hundeyin, was made to allow for the Directorate of Public Prosecutions' recommendation.
The Police Public Relations Officer tweeted, “Drambi Vandi was, this morning, arraigned in court and has been remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre till January 30, 2023 to give room for DPP advice.”
This comes a day after Police Service Commission approved Vandi’s immediate suspension.
The spokesperson for the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, confirmed the development in a statement after the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, recommended that Vandi be suspended for his actions.
Ani said, “The commission, in a letter to the Inspector-General of Police signed by the acting chairperson, Clara Ogunbiyi, stated that the commission has carefully examined the facts of the case, observations and recommendation with respect to allegations against the officer and granted approval for the suspension of the officer from duty with immediate effect.”
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, said there would be no cover-up in the investigation and prosecution of the culprit.
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