Bamise: Damning Revelations On Nabbed BRT Driver, Nice Omininikoron

With Nigerians still groaning over the gruesome murder of Oluwabamise Ayankole, by Nice Omininikoron, a driver of the Lagos-owned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), damning revelations are emerging on his escapades while on duty tour.

The latest account is from a medical doctor, Onyinyechi Anoke, who narrated her narrow escape from being raped by Omininikoron, currently being questioned by the Police in connection with the murder of his female passenger, Oluwabamise.

This is coming just hours after another lady, who boarded a BRT bus driven by the suspect, also accused him of rape on November 25, 2021.

In an interview with the PUNCH newspaper, the female victim, who preferred anonymity, revealed that she had boarded the vehicle at night; and was the only passenger, an opportunity which Omininikoron seized to defile her.

Unpalatable Encounters With BRT Drivers
Given the sordid tales around Nice’s dealings with BRT’s female passengers, Nigerians have continued to register their displeasure on various social media platforms, while demanding his immediate prosecution in the interest of justice.

In seeking justice for Bamise, whose corpse was recovered at Ebute Ero after she was last seen on the BRT bus driven by Omininikoron, many individuals and organizations have called an urgent handling of the case as well as investigations into the activities of other drivers over the years.

They are also encouraging other female passengers to speak up on their encounters with the BRT drivers in Lagos State to forestall future occurrences.

Medical Doctor Narrates Her Experience

Already speaking up against Nice in a Facebook post published on Wednesday; Anoke, a medical doctor currently in her late 20s, said she was returning from a friend’s house when she had an encounter with the BRT driver.

She said she tried booking Uber, a mobility service provider, for a trip back to her destination in Ketu; but the booking was not successful because the drivers were far from her destination.

According to Anoke  she and her friend who escorted her to the bus stop decided to opt for a commercial bus instead and after some time of waiting a BRT bus arrived, and she boarded.

During the trip, she said she observed that the driver did not follow the special lane meant for BRT buses but instead decided to follow the normal lane and deliberately refused to pick up any passengers at subsequent bus stops.

Offering further insight on her encounter with Nice, Anoke said the danger signal rang in her head when the bus driver began asking questions about her personal details while also making love advances.

“He (referring to Andrew) talked about spending the night with him, and all the nonsense, but I politely deflected with the excuse that I’ve already stayed out much later than agreed and my parents were calling me, but that I could see him the next day, or even spend the entire weekend (weekend I would already be in Asaba ),” she wrote on Facebook.

Andrew Is His Fake Name
“It’s actually not funny. From the conversation he said his name was Andrew, and he doesn’t usually ply that route; that he’s more on the Island, and lives in Sagamu and would most likely not see me again, that I’m scamming him.

“By this time, he had gotten to the next bus stop, still refused to pick anybody, instead moved ahead a bit and parked, and put out the bus lights. There was stark darkness within, though the street lights illuminated the surroundings so I could see people no one could see me.

“How do I signal these passers-by for help? Everywhere was still tightly locked in all of this so all conversations were contained within. He said we should move to the back row and talk better.

“My body language kept speaking unease, and I kept looking at my wristwatch signaling to him that I was late and we could meet earlier the next day, anywhere he wanted and talk as long as he wanted.

He Collected My Phone Number
“By this time, he had already collected my phone numbers (yeah, he ensured to collect the 2 lines he saw on my phone, dialed both to ensure I wasn’t giving him wrong numbers, and saw them ring). As earlier said, my best bet at safety was to go with the flow, while strategizing for better options, and so I did.

“Baba dragged me by the hands, and as usual I didn’t struggle but followed him to the back row. By now it was established in my head that this is most likely going to end as an attempted but failed rape case (I didn’t even think for a second that it was going to be successful.

“My fight response was on a high and I racked my brain for all the possible things I could do to temporarily subdue him and be hitting the bus till people from outside noticed me.

“I’d had three such previous attempts in younger years and God somehow always helped me escape untouched from those locked rooms so he wouldn’t allow this infidel to do this now. I would rather die than let it happen (though the picture in my head was more of me harming him with his weapon if he brought out any).

A Call History With The Suspect
“I had a feeling he might stab me and I kept looking out for any attempts of him bringing out a pocket knife and how I was going to struggle for and collect it (blame too much crime and thriller novels).

“As he made to run his hands on my body indiscriminately, I subtly pushed him away; curled into myself and used my elbow as a wedge. He flared up, saying if I said I liked him just like he liked me, why am I resisting.

“I told him I’m just anxious to get home already that’s why not because I didn’t like him. He just kept acting weird and looking outside in one direction most of the time. Guess he was looking out for someone or something.

“After a while, he got frustrated and moved back to his driver’s seat and continued the journey. As he just moved, my mom’s call came in coincidentally, and I ensured to put it on speaker, tell her which bus stop we just left and that I would be home in about five minutes.

“He drove in silence for the rest of the trip until we got to my bus stop and he opened the door and decided to pick passengers.”

Onyinyechi also shared a screenshot showing she had a call history with the BRT bus driver on December 29, 2021. – With 1stNews reports