The suspect, who has now been detained, is an assistant superintendent of police.
The Lagos Police Command has named its officer who shot Bolanle Raheem, a Lagos-based lawyer.
Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, named the killer cop as Drambi Vandi.
Mr Vandi, who has now been detained, is an assistant superintendent of police, the spokesperson said on Monday via his Twitter handle.
We reported how Mrs Raheem, who was pregnant, was fatally shot on Christmas day by the police officer attached to the Ajiwe police division in the Ajah area of the state.
Mr Hundeyin said the suspect has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department.
He also promised that the investigation into the death of the lawyer will be “swift.”