Nice Andrew Omininikoron, the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) driver linked to the disappearance of a lady in Lagos, has been arrested.
This is according to Jubril Gawat, a media aide to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
“The driver of the BRT Bus has been arrested. More Details later. Via Lagos Police Command,” Gawat tweeted on Monday afternoon after Bamise Ayanwola, the missing 22-year-old, was found dead.
One of Ayanwola’s relatives confirmed her demise on Monday.
“We are at the morgue. We have confirmed the corpse,” the relative said in an emotional-laden voice.
Her corpse was dropped on Lagos Island by a BRT vehicle and a jeep, social media reports claim but that detail was not confirmed as of the time of filing this report.
Upon sighting the corpse by the roadside, an unknown man informed officials of Ebute Ero Police Station on Saturday evening, the reports say.
The corpse was later taken to the Mainland Hospital mortuary.
“An autopsy will be carried out to confirm if any part of her body is missing,” the relative said.
Bamise got missing while returning to Ota from Ajah on Saturday, February 26 when she boarded a BRT bus with number 240257 going to Oshodi at about 7 pm at Chevron Bus-Stop.
It was gathered that the victim worked as a Fashion Designer at Chevron Estate, Ajah and spent weekends at Ota, Ogun State, with her sister.
Sensing danger as the bus did not pick any other passenger at subsequent bus stops, Oluwabamise had engaged a friend using voice notes on her phone.
The voice notes showed that the bus driver said he liked Oluwabamise and asked for her name and other details.
She told her friend to pray for her as she became suspicious of the bus driver and in response, the friend told her to alight at Oworonsoki bus stop — before Oshodi bus stop.
Bamise had also sent a video to her friend showing how dark it was in the bus and said, “There are three men and one woman in the bus. The woman is sitting at the back. That’s the number of the bus in case. Please pray for me.’’
That was the last that was heard from Bamise, according to her mother.
