Justice has come the way of the family of a Lagos commuter, Bamise Ayanwola as her killer, Andrew Nice Ominikoron has been sentenced to death by a Lagos state high court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square.
Ominikoron, a driver of Lagos bus rapid transit (BRT), is to die by hanging for killing Ayanwola, a 22-year-old fashion designer.
Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Sherifat Sonaike held that the prosecution proved its case beyond doubt relying on the doctrine of “last seen” and the victim’s dying declaration to establish Ominikoron’s guilt.
Ominikoron was arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit felony, rape, murder, and sexual assault.
Recall that Bamise was last seen on February 26, 2022, after boarding a BRT bus driven by Ominikoron at the Ajah axis of Lagos. Her disappearance sparked public outrage and a widespread search. Nine days later, her lifeless body was found on Carter Bridge in Lagos Island.
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