The suspected killer policeman, ASP Drambi Vandi, has been remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, Lagos State till January 30, 2023, for killing pregnant lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day in the Ajah area of the state.
The state police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, who made this known in a tweet on Friday, added that the order was to give room for the advice of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
Hundeyin tweeted, “Drambi Vandi was, this morning, arraigned in court and has been remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre till January 30, 2023 to give room for DPP advice.”
WITHIN NIGERIA had reported that the Police Service Commission, had approved ASP Vandi’s immediate suspension on Thursday.
The spokesperson for the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, confirmed the development in a statement after the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, recommended that Vandi be suspended for his actions.
Ani said, “The commission, in a letter to the Inspector-General of Police signed by the acting chairperson, Clara Ogunbiyi, stated that the commission has carefully examined the facts of the case, observations and recommendation with respect to allegations against the officer and granted approval for the suspension of the officer from duty with immediate effect.”
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, said there would be no cover-up in the investigation and prosecution of the culprit.