By Ighomuaye Lucky. O
Justice Serifat Sonaike of the Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square has convicted and sentenced to death, a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominikoron, for raping and killing Bamise Ayanwola.
Delivering the judgement, the presiding judge ruled that the prosecution, the Lagos State Government, successfully proved beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the offence.
The judge held, “that for the death of Oluwabamise Ayanwola, you will be hanged by the neck until you are dead. May God have mercy upon you.”
Andrew was arraigned on a four counts of alleged rape, conspiracy with others at large for the murder of the 22 years old, Bamise Ayanwola, a fashion designer on the Lekki-Ajah Conservation expressway on February 26, 2022.
