- A Lagos authorities precocious tribunal sitting astatine Tafawa Balewa Square has sentenced Andrew Nice Ominikoron, a erstwhile autobus accelerated transit (BRT) driver, to decease by hanging for the execution of Bamise Ayanwola
- Ominikoron was accused of conspiring with others inactive astatine ample to battle and termination Bamise successful February 2022
- The 22-year-old pistillate had boarded a BRT autobus driven by Ominikoron but tragically ne'er reached her destination lone for her assemblage to beryllium discovered by the roadside days later
Legit.ng writer Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has implicit 9 years of acquisition covering metro.
Ikeja, Lagos state - The Lagos authorities precocious tribunal sitting astatine the Tafawa Balewa Square connected Friday, May 2, sentenced Andrew Nice Ominikoron, a operator of Lagos autobus accelerated transit (BRT), to death.
Ominikoron was sentenced to decease by hanging for allegedly killing Ayanwola Bamise, a 22-year-old fashion designer.

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As reported by Channels TV, Justice Sherifat Sonaike delivered the judgment.
Africa Independent Television (AIT) besides noted the court's verdict.
Delivering the verdict, Justice Sonaike held that the prosecution successfully proved its case, relying connected the doctrine of “last seen” and the victim’s dying declaration to found Ominikoron’s guilt.
Ominikoron was arraigned connected a five-count complaint bordering connected conspiracy to perpetrate felony, intersexual assault, murder, and intersexual assault.
Although determination was nary eye-witness relationship of the incident, the tribunal relied connected a bid of circumstantial evidence, the grounds of the pathologist, and the dying declaration of the unfortunate each of which the justice held pointed solely to the suspect arsenic the past idiosyncratic to spot her earlier her bittersweet decease successful 2022.
Bamise: Convict allegedly notorious for intersexual assaults
Furthermore, the tribunal convicted the suspect for the intersexual battle of a 29-year-old lady, Nneka Maryjane Ozezulu, connected November 25, 2021.
The tribunal noted that the suspect had a past of sexually assaulting pistillate passengers successful his BRT autobus arsenic submitted by the extrajudicial statements of 2 victims of his transgression – the grounds of Ozezulu, and the terrifying dependable enactment sent retired by Bamise conscionable earlier she died.
The tribunal said the dependable enactment showed that Bamise did not consent to intersexual enactment with the defendant. However, the tribunal held that aesculapian reports neither showed that the precocious Bamise was penetrated nor was immoderate emanation recovered successful her.
Watch the video of Andrew Ominikoron successful tribunal below:
Ayanwola Bamise's death
Bamise was past seen connected February 26, 2022, aft boarding a BRT autobus driven by Ominikoron astatine the Ajah axis of Lagos state. Her disappearance sparked nationalist outrage and a wide search.
Nine days later, her assemblage was recovered connected Carter Bridge successful Lagos Island.
An eyewitness stated that Bamise was inactive live aft she was thrown retired of the BRT autobus but she could not beryllium treated oregon rushed to the infirmary earlier she died.
Court sentences gospel vocalist Osinachi’s hubby to death
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the widower of fashionable Nigerian gospel vocalist Osinachi Nwachukwu was sentenced to death by hanging successful transportation with her decease 3 years ago.
The 42-year-old vocalist was initially said to person died of pharynx crab earlier her household went nationalist with allegations of home violence.
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