Cursory: Drambi Vandi, the cop who allegedly killed a pregnant female lawyer on Christmas day, last year, has been arraigned The embattled police officer was arraigned before the Lagos high court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) Vandi, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder levelled against him by the Lagos State Government.
The embattled police officer, Drambi Vandi of the Lagos state police command, accused of killing a female lawyer, Raheem Bolanle, has pleaded not guilty in court. As reported by TheCable, the suspended Vandi was arraigned on Monday, January 16 before the Lagos state high court, Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) annex.
The embattled police officer was reported to have been arraigned before the high court on a one-count charge of murder. During the arraignment proceedings in court, the charge sheet was read to the hearing of the suspect who subsequently pleaded not guilty.
Officer Vandi became a topic of national discussion across the federation when he was accused of shooting and killing Bolanle. It was gathered that the deceased, before the unfortunate incident, was on her way back home from a Christmas outing with her family when she was shot. Her demise caused a lot of outrage across the country, which showed in the reignition of a social media protest against reckless police officers.
After the incident, the embattled Vandi was issued a suspension on the directive of the inspector-general of police, Usman Baba Alkali. His suspension was approved four days after the incident by the Police Service Commission (PSC) before the state brought a murder charge against him at the high court. Vandi was immediately locked up at the Ikoyi correctional facility pending his arraignment and prosecution.
Reacting to this development, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) commended the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) for handling the situation with immediacy.
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