BREAKING: Court sentences Lagos BRT driver to death by hanging for killing Bamise

BREAKING: Court sentences Lagos BRT driver to death by hanging for killing Bamise

 A Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa
Square, TBS, has sentenced Andrew Ominikoron, a driver of Bus Rapid Transit,
BRT, to death by hanging for killing Bamise Ayanwola, a 22-year-old fashion
designer.

 

The trial Judge, Sherifat Sonaike, gave the judgment on
Friday.

 

In March 2022, Ominikoron, 47, was arraigned by the Lagos
State Government on four counts charge bordering on alleged rape, conspiracy
sexual assault and murder.

 

According to the charge, the murder occurred on February 26,
2022, at about 7pm near the Lekki-Ajah Conservation Expressway, Lagos.

 

The prosecution said Ominikoron conspired with others now at
large and forcefully had sexual intercourse with Bamise after which he murdered
her. The defendant pleaded not guilty to the offence.

 

However, the convict, while giving his testimony during
trial earlier, told the court that he illegally picked up Bamise at the Chevron
bus stop on a return trip to Oshodi after he had off-loaded passengers on the
Oshodi-Ajah route at around 8pm that day.

Source: BREAKING: Court sentences Lagos BRT driver to death by hanging for killing Bamise

 - NigerianEye

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