Gbenga, the husband of a Lagos-based female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, who was shot dead by a trigger-happy Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) on Christmas day in Ajah, has narrated how his wife was killed.
Nigerians on social media are horrified and outraged as an ASP shot dead Bolanle in Ajah area of Lagos State on Christmas Day.
The policeman attached to the Ajiwe Divisional police station and his team were said to have tried to stop Raheem and her family members as they drove back home from a Christmas Day church service.
Raheem, it was gathered, was shot when the family’s car tried to make a U-turn under Ajah Bridge.
The victim was rushed to a hospital but was confirmed dead.
According to a voice recording from one of the lawyers who visited the deceased’s family, the victim’s husband, Gbenga, explained: “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.
“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.”
