Lady Reveals How Arrested Lagos BRT Driver Raped Her Inside Bus

A lady has accused Mr Nice Andrew Omininikoron of raping her inside a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle in Lagos.

Naija News reports that Andrew had been arrested for the brutal murder of a passenger, Oluwabamise Ayankole, who was on her way to Oshodi inside his bus.

Recall that Bamise’s corpse was recovered on a bridge in Ebute Ero after she boarded the BRT bus driven by Nice Andrew, 47.

Speaking to The PUNCH, a female victim claimed that Mr Omininikoron raped her on November 25, 2021 in the BRT bus.

According to the lady, who is former sales girl at a shop in Ajah, after she closed from work around 8pm, she boarded the BRT bus driven by the suspect.

She said Nice was to convey her from the Alesh Bus Stop in Ajah, to Jakande, along the Lekki Epe Expressway, when he decided to park the bus and rape her, armed with a nice.

“While on our way, he switched off the light of the bus, but the AC was on. But as we approached the first toll gate coming from Ajah, he suddenly parked the bus. He then told me to come and sit at the front and started asking me different questions,” she said.

“I saw him using a drug and my thinking was that he parked the bus to use the drug before time ran out. A few minutes later, he started making advances towards me and I saw that his manhood had risen up. I became very uncomfortable and insisted on getting down, but he didn’t open the door.

“He said he wanted both of us to go and chill and that he wanted to have sex with me, but I declined. Suddenly, he brought out a knife and dragged me to the back seat of the bus. He told me to take off my clothes, but I refused. He threatened to kill me. He tore my gown, forcefully removed the biker short I wore and raped me. I felt sad.”

She added, “He insisted on driving me to my destination at Jakande Bus Stop. When we got to my bus stop, he still didn’t open the door. He demanded my account number and started pleading over what he did. He said he wanted to send money to me to buy painkillers.

“I refused to give him my account, but he kept demanding and refused to open the door. Before he raped me, he seized my phone, and because I needed evidence, I gave him my account and he sent ₦3,000. He then opened the door and I left.

“I could not speak out because I was ashamed of what happened and believed I could not get justice. But when his pictures started circulating online regarding the death of the lady (Oluwabamise), I told my friend that I knew him (Omininikoron).

“After seeing his coloured picture, I went to my bank, requested my statement of account, traced the day he sent me the money, and it was the same name, Omininikoron Nice, which was in the picture circulating.

“I told my friend about it and she introduced me to a rights activist. Some people may question me for speaking out now, but I am speaking out because of the girl. That man must not be freed because he is responsible for what happened.”

It was gathered that the lady provided a statement of account which confirmed Omininikoron sent ₦3,000 to her on November 25, 2021.

She also shared a video clip of her torn clothes.

When contacted the Lagos State Police Spokesperson, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu,  asked the victim to report the case at any police station or Panti, in Yaba.

“If the victim has a case against him, she should report at the nearest police station or the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, and it will be investigated,” he said.