The Assistant Superintendent of Police Drambi Vandiwho murdered Lagos-based female lawyer has been suspended from the service.
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the suspension of Vandi for allegedly shooting and killing a Lagos lawyer, Mrs Bolanle Raheem.
The PSC spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani announced Vandi’s suspension in a statement he issued on Thursday in Abuja.
Ani said the suspension is with immediate effect.
He said the commission had also ordered that the final investigation into the matter is concluded to enable the commission take further necessary action.
“The commission , in a letter to the Inspector General of Police (I-G), signed by its acting Chairman, Justice Clara Ogunbiyi, retired has carefully examined the facts of the case.
“It has granted the approval of the suspension of the officer from duty with immediate effect after observing allegations brought against him,” he said.
Ani said the commission had earlier condemned the unprovoked killing of the lawyer and had demanded a thorough investigation into the matter.