Missing BRT female passenger found dead.
The lifeless body of 22-year- old Oluwabamise Ayanola, who was declared missing on February 26, 2022, after boarding a Lagos Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, was found at the morgue of the Mainland Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, weekend.
But her private part, according to her family, was chopped off, indicating that she could have been a victim of ritual killing.
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The deceased, a fashion designer, was said to have boarded the BRT bus with number plate 240257 from Chevron bus stop to Oshodi, at about 7 p.m, heading to her elder brother’s place at Idimu. But she never got to her destination and could not be reached on her phone until her remains were found.
Fleeing driver of the BRT bus, Andrew Nice, 47, was arrested in his hideout at Ososa, Ogun State, by the Department of State Services. He was, thereafter, handed over to the Police. The suspect who admitted to have killed the female passenger was arrested alongside a man that harboured him.
How BRT female passenger was killed
Late Oluwabamise, according to her elder brother, Pelumi, who spoke with Vanguard, contacted a friend immediately she noticed she was not safe on the bus. She was said to have sent voice notes to the undisclosed friend and a short video.
At one point, her friend said she could not respond to her voice notes anymore.
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Pelumi said: “Her telephone conversations with her friend revealed what happened. When she entered the bus, she suspected foul play and she started making voice notes and snapping pictures and a short video that showed that she was in the vehicle.
“When the whole thing happened, she wasn’t responding to the voice notes any longer and the friend she was chatting with called her but she didn’t pick up at first. When she struggled to pick, the lady said she heard struggling voices underground”.
Eyewitnesses, according to Pelumi, stated that Bamise was thrown out of the BRT bus that night but that she did not die on the spot.
He said: “Eyewitnesses said she was dropped off from a BRT at Ebute Ero, accompanied by a particular SUV. She was not dead at that time. They had taken what they wanted from her before dropping her off.”
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When asked what was taken from her, he responded: “Her private part was missing. There was blood on her. She beckoned for help. But at that time, who would help? And the BRT driver returned the vehicle to their terminal.”
The picture painted by the whole scenario indicates that there must be a syndicate and that there is an organised crime going on.
Blames BRT management
“Management of BRT was kind of playing us. I believe they found the body for a long time but never told us. The Police too, we reported she was missing at the Police station, for over a week, yet, we did not hear anything.
“We reported at Jakande division, the jurisdiction that covers the area that the incident happened. The Police told us they had sent a signal to the Command Headquarters. We were also at Akinpelu, Mosafejo, Maroko divisions and the State CID, Panti.”
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