By Omotayo Edubi
A Policeman shot and killed a lawyer identified as Bolanle Raheem in the Ajah area of Lagos State.
Eyewitnesses said that the lawyer, her sister, and four children were coming from a restaurant in their car around 11 am when the police operative tried to stop them but shot at the driver.
The officer was said to have fled the scene after shooting the woman just as she was trying to make a U-turn under the Ajah Bridge.
The woman was rushed to the hospital but died moments later.
Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, described it as unfortunate and avoidable.
He however added that the officer in question has been arrested and is in custody while investigations go on.
He wrote: “Unfortunate and avoidable incident that was. The ASP that shot and two others with him have since been taken into custody. They are to be moved to the SCID for further investigation.”