A motion by the House of Representatives on Wednesday gave a hint that Dramvi Vandi, the Police Officer who shot dead a Lagos female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, on December 25, 2022, may be drunk.
It seeks to ban policemen from taking alcohol and hard substances capable of inhibiting their sense of reasoning.
Adopting the motion Wednesday, the lawmakers, while consenting that the Nigerian Police Act on the general conduct of the police officers should be reviewed, observed a minute’s silence for late 41-year-old Raheem, a property Lawyer.
This resolution was sequel to the adoption of a motion of Urgent Public Importance raised by Rep. Babajide Obanikoro (APC-Lagos) at plenary in Abuja.
Moving the motion, Obanikoro lamented that on the fateful day, without any altercation, one of the officers from Ajah Police Station shot Raheem who was pregnant with twins, adding that she died on the spot.
He recalled that a similar incident happened on December 7 by officers from the same police station, who gunned down a young man, which sparked unrest.
He expressed worry that such type of occurrence happened often across Nigeria and the officers usually got away with killing innocent citizens they swore to protect.
The legislators also demanded for thorough investigation into the killing and other incidences of extrajudicial murders committed by police officers.
Adopting the motion, the lawmakers further agreed that the Nigerian Police Act on the general conduct of officers should be reviewed.
