The mother of a female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, who was shot dead by a police officer in the Ajah area of Lagos, has disclosed that her daughter was pregnant with twins before meeting her untimely death.
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The deceased’s mother revealed this on Tuesday while speaking with the Lagos Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, during a condolence visit to Raheem’s family.
iBrandtv reports that a trigger-happy policeman identified as Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi opened fire at Bolanle on Christmas day while driving through Ajah with her family members.
Omobolanle and her family were returning home after visiting an eatery on Christmas Day and had tried to make a U-turn under the Ajah Bridge when the unfortunate incident happened.
Following the development, President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, have all reacted to the sad incident.
However, speaking during Alabi’s condolence visit on Tuesday, Bolanle’s mother stated her daughter was pregnant with twins, stating that she died with her glory.
She added that Bolanle left a five-year-old daughter and her husband behind, adding that she hawked oranges to ensure that her daughter studied Law at the University.
She said: “I cannot see my ‘The Law’ again. People usually call her ‘The Law’. She was taken away from me. She was pregnant with twins.
“She died with her glory. She left a five-year-old daughter behind. And they took her away.
“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, ‘Pastor Jerry said what God cannot do does not exist; so, grandma, stop crying’. And she kissed me on the cheek.
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“Just like that, she was taken away from me. Oluwagbenga (referring to the deceased’s husband), you won’t see your love.
“It is not easy. A child that I have been training since childhood. I suffered over her. I hawked oranges; there is nothing I did not do.”
