The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has reacted to the killing of a Lagos female lawyer, Bolanle Raheem by a police officer on Christmas Day.
Raheem was killed on Christmas day in the Ajah area of the state.
An Assistant Police Superintendent, ASP, and two other officers have been arrested in Lagos for the killing.
Bolanle was reportedly shot dead in the company of her husband and other family members when they were returning from Christmas Day service on Sunday morning.
Some reports indicated that the police officers attached to the Ajiwe police station in Ajah had allegedly ordered the car conveying them to stop.
The police officers allegedly shot at the car and the bullet hit the lawyer.
Taking to his official Twitter handle, Tinubu in a statement expressed his grief and frustration of Nigerians over the “senseless killing” of Mrs. Bolanle Raheem by a police officer on Christmas Day in Lagos.
He said the “avoidable tragedy”, which cost a family a beloved member, and the country a diligent legal professional, underscores, yet again, the crucial importance and urgency of reforming the Nigeria Police Force.
According to him, the police must live up to its constitutional mandate of protecting the people and keeping the peace.
The former Lagos governor also said encounters with law enforcement agents should not result in death, injury, or undue harassment for law-abiding citizens, adding that such was “unacceptable.”
He called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and other responsible authorities to ensure speedy justice in the matter and demonstrate even greater dedication to the nationwide implementation of measures designed to uphold professionalism within the force.
His statement, “I share the grief and frustration of Nigerians over the senseless killing of Mrs. Ombolanle Raheem by a police officer on Christmas Day in Lagos.
“The avoidable tragedy, which cost a family a beloved member and our country a diligent legal professional, underscores, yet again,
the crucial importance and urgency of reforming the Nigeria Police Force.
“The important institution must live up to its constitutional mandate of protecting the people and keeping the peace. Encounters with law enforcement agents should not result in death, injury, or undue harassment for law-abiding citizens. That is unacceptable.
“While I send my sincere condolences to Omobolanle’s family, I urge the Inspector General of Police and other responsible authorities to ensure speedy justice in the matter and demonstrate even greater dedication to the nationwide implementation of measures designed to uphold professionalism within the force.”
