A Lagos High Court sentenced BRT driver Andrew Ominikoron to death by hanging for the murder of 22-year-old fashion designer Bamise Ayanwola. Judge Sherifat Sonaike delivered the verdict on Friday.
In March 2022, 47-year-old Ominikoron was charged by the Lagos State Government with four counts of rape, conspiracy, sexual assault, and murder. The murder took place on February 26, 2022, around 7 pm near the Lekki-Ajah Conservation Expressway in Lagos.
The prosecution alleged that Ominikoron conspired with others to forcefully have sex with Bamise before killing her. He pleaded not guilty. During his trial, Ominikoron testified that he had illegally picked up Bamise at Chevron bus stop on his way back to Oshodi after dropping passengers on the Oshodi-Ajah route around 8 pm.