By Rita Enemuru, Reporting
THE husband of the seven-month-old pregnant lawyer, who was killed by a policeman on Christmas day, Gbenga Raheem, has narrated how the incident happened.
Stonix News reports that Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem was shot at close range to death by a police officer attached to Ajiwe Police Station, while the victim and her family were on their way out for Christmas Day celebration.
Gbenga said that they were heading towards Abraham Adesanya when they saw some policemen stopping some vehicles and they too were asked to stop.
According to him, he was in the process of parking his car when he heard a loud sound on his wife’s window with blood gushing out of her chest.
The unidentified policeman, who showed no remorse for what he had done, cocked his gun towards his sister-in-law when she accosted him over the killing.
Mrs Raheem was immediately rushed to Grandville Hospital, where she was sadly confirmed dead.
He narrated: “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.”
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