By Christiana Ekpa
The Nigerian House of Representatives, Wednesday resolved to investigate the killing of a Lagos based Lawyer by officer of the Nigerian Police.
The House resolution followed a Motion on the Urgent need to investigate the Killing of Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem by an officer of the Nigerian Police, moved by Hon Ibrahim Obanikoro.
The mover of the motion said that Police officers should be banned from consuming alcohol and other substances that is capable limiting their sense of reasoning and capability to carry out their duties judiciously.
He said “the house note that on Sunday December 25th, 2022, Mrs Raheem and her family were returning from church when they were pulled over in Ajah area by officers of the Nigeria police; without any altercation, one of the officers ASP Drambi Vandi aimed at and pulled hi trigger killing Mrs Raheem on the spot. Mrs Raheem was seven months pregnant with twins.
“Concerned that the same incident happened earlier in the month, 7th of December, by officers of the same Ajiwe police station gunned down a young man by the name Kafaru Raimoh which sparked a bit of civic unrest
“Worried that this type of occurrence happens often across Nigeria and that the officers usually get away with shooting and killings same innocent citizens the swore to protect.
“Police officers should be banned from consuming alcohol and other hard substances that is capable of inhibiting their sense of reasoning and capability to carry out their duties judiciously
“There should a zero-tolerance policy to… all misbehaviour in Nigeria Police Act”, he said.
