Slain Lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, was Pregnant with Twins, Younger Brother Reveals

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The younger brother of the late lawyer, Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem, murdered by the police on Christmas day, Raheem Ishola, has revealed that his sister was pregnant with twins at the time of her death.

Bolanle was gruesomely killed by ASP Drambi Vandi, an officer attached to Ajiwe Police Station in the Ajah area of Lagos, on Sunday, in the presence of her husband, and other family members while returning from Christmas service.

The police had flagged down the car and shot her in the chest before her husband, who was driving at the time, could find a place to park.

The atmosphere at the Lagos home of the Raheems was reportedly tense and very emotional today.

Raheem, who is the last born of the family, in a brief interview, said the deceased was the firstborn of the family.

“She’s pregnant with twins and she was the firstborn of her family.

“It’s a very sad moment for us. She’s my sister. I’m the last born of the family and she’s the first,”  he said.

Our correspondent observed that Omobolanle’s mum was still in shock as she kept insisting that her daughter was still in the house.

At one point, she ran out of the house claiming that she just saw her daughter in the house.

“I saw my child just now. Basira is outside,” she shouted. Mourners had to hold her and take her inside the house.

The delegates of the Lagos State government also paid a condolence visit to the Raheem’s this afternoon.

The delegates led by the Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotosho, assured the family that justice would be served.

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