Osinbajo, during the phone call made from his vacation, also assured Raheem’s family of justice and prayed to God to give them the fortitude to bear the loss.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has contacted the family of lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, who was killed by a policeman on Christmas Day in Lagos.
The pregnant lawyer was shot dead by a police officer attached to the Ajiwe police division in the Ajah area of the state.
NAN reports on Monday that Osinbajo contacted Raheem’s husband, Gbenga, and family on December 28 to condole and pray with them, even though aides say he has been away on vacation since Christmas Day when he preached at the Aso Villa Chapel.
The murder of the lawyer on Christmas Day sparked outrage from the public and opened fresh conversations on policing.
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Osinbajo, during the phone call made from his vacation, also assured Raheem’s family of justice and prayed to God to give them the fortitude to bear the loss.
The late Raheem was a member of the Olive Parish of the RCCG in Ikoyi, where Osinbajo was a pastor up until 2015 when he took office as Vice President.
Alongside President Muhammadu Buhari, Osinbajo, in the wake of the EndSARs protest in 2020, championed the reform of the police special units, eventually leading to the outright dissolution of the police anti-robbery squad.