JUSTICE Ibironke Harrison of a Lagos High Court sitting inTafawa Balewa Square yesterday fixed 3rd April 2023, to ruling on the no-case submission filed by the suspended Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Drambi Vandi, who allegedly killed a Lagos-based lawyer, Omobolanle Raheem, on 25th December 2022.
The judge fixed the date after the defence lawyer, Adetokunbo Odutola, adopted his final written address on the no-case submission filed on 20th February 2023, wherein he asked the court to dismiss the charge claiming that his client has no case to answer.
Adopting his final written address on the no-case submission, Odutola prayed the court to dismiss the suit and discharge the defendant, claiming that he has no case to answer on the reason that the ballistic report of the gun did not match with the bullet that was shot.
Odutola also argued that the pathologist who testified mentioned that the bullet penetrated from the left through the armpit, while the prosecution stated that the deceased was shot in the chest.
The prosecution, led by the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN) countered the arguments and urged that the defendant present his defense in the alleged murder charge
It would be recalled that the defendant is standing trial on a count of murder brought against him by the Lagos State government contrary to Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 for allegedly killing a female lawyer.