BRT driver claimed three men abducted him and at gun point, he looked the other way while they murdered Oluwabamise.
The BRT driver, Nice Andrew Omininikoron, whose vehicle was used to abduct and murder 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanwole, has claimed that he was not in league with the killers.
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The bus driver admitted that he picked up Oluwabamise but claimed that he too was hijacked by three armed men who threatened to kill him.
The BRT diver was arrested on Monday at Ososa in Ogun State by SSS operatives after he dumped the vehicle at the BRT terminal and fled.
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Ms Ayanwole went missing for days after boarding the BRT bus.
She was found dead at Carter Bridge at Ogogoro community, Lagos, with her body mutilated.
The BRT driver said he picked Ms Ayanwole from Chevron, and three male passengers later joined the bus.
Omininikoron claimed that the men pointed guns at him and told him to cooperate while the deceased cried for help.
The driver said he was afraid when he saw guns and followed their command.
Asked why he fled instead of reporting to the police, the driver kept mum.
The BRT driver did not also explain how he ended up with only four passengers on a BRT that conveys 42 persons at designated bustops.
The BRT driver claimed he thought the deceased was still in the vehicle when he drove off because he saw her hold on to the iron in the vehicle while the kidnappers were dragging her.
“I picked her from Chevron, and the other three guys at …when those guys showed me their weapon as I was inside, I can’t be myself anymore,” he said.
“Fears have come in, so, whatever the man with the gun told me, is what I do. When I followed that Carter Bridge, after that overhead bridge, they ordered me to stop there.”
Continuing, he stated, “They said I should open the door when I opened the door, then when they came down, they now started dragging her. When I saw that she was crying for help, actually, I was helpless.”
He added, “So I was thinking that she is inside the vehicle holding the iron. I moved on. I left her at that side; I never knew they dragged her out of the vehicle. I have no connection with any one of them.”