The mother of Bolanle Raheem, a Lagos-based lawyer who was fatally shot by a police officer, said her daughter was expecting twins.
The victim’s mother made this known when the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, visited the family Tuesday to express his condolences at their Ajah residence in Lagos.
‘I cannot see my ‘the Law’ again. She was pregnant with twins,” she said.
Bolanle Raheem was fatally shot on Christmas day by a police officer attached to the Ajiwe police division in the Ajah area of the state.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos police spokesperson, on Monday named the killer cop as Drambi Vandi. He said Mr Vandi, an assistant superintendent of police, has been detained.
The shooting took place at Ajah Under Bridge area of Lagos on Sunday.
News reporters present couldn’t get more details from the victim’s mother, including her name, because they were not allowed to interact directly with the bereaved family.
The bereaved mother however, told the police chief in Yoruba language, how she hawked oranges to ensure that her children including the deceased got a good education.
She said she got the news of her daughter’s death on Sunday night and came back to their residence same day.
While she was still talking, the commissioner of police and the victim’s husband, Gbenga Raheem, held and consoled her.
“She died with her glory. She left a five-year-old daughter behind. And they took her away,” the mother said amidst tears.
“On Monday, my granddaughter came to me and said, ‘grandma Iju Ishaga, I saw you yesterday when you were crying. You were shouting. Is it because of my mummy?’ And I said yes.
“Then she came again and told me that Pastor Jerry said what God cannot do does not exist, so, grandma stop crying and she pecked me.
“Just like that she suddenly disappeared from among us.”