Lagos court sentences BRT driver to death by hanging for killing Bamise

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

The presiding judge, Justice Sherifat Sonaike, sentenced the BRT driver to death by hanging on Friday, May 2, 2025.

Justice Sonaike found Ominikoron, who was arraigned for rape and murder of Bamise in March 2022, guilty of murder and attempted rape of the 22-year-old woman who boarded the BRT bus on February 26, 2022.

The judge also found the convict guilty of raping Nneka Udezulu and sexually assaulting Dr Victoria Anosike, who had boarded his bus on separate occasions.

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Justice Sonaike said: “On count one, which is offence of raping Nneka Udezulu, Ominikoron, is sentenced to life imprisonment.

“For count three, attempted rape of Anyawola, you are sentenced to 14 years imprisonment.

“For count five, offence of sexual assault on Dr Victoria Anosike, you are sentenced to three years imprisonment.

“On count four, which is the offence of murder of Oluwabamise Ayanwola; having been found guilty of murder, a capital offence pursuant to Section 301 of the Administrative of Criminal Justice Law, the defendant is hereby sentenced to death.

“You will be hanged by the neck until you are dead. May God have mercy on your soul.”

The Star