The driver of a Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicle, who drove Oluwabamise Ayanwole has narrated the incident that led to the death of the 22-year-old lady.
The driver, who was identified by the police as Andrew Nice, claimed his bus was taken over at gun-point by some unknown individuals.
Nice revealed this in a video clip shared on Monday night by the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, on his Twitter handle.
The suspect, who exonerated himself in the video, noted that he had no connection with the fashion designer’s death, but was only following instructions of their abductors, who held him and Bamise hostage in the bus.
Nice said he ran away as he was overwhelmed by the circumstances that led to Bamise’s death.
Explaining what transpired in the bus, he said, “When those guys showed me their weapons, I couldn’t be myself anymore. Fear took over me and Ï only followed orders from the man with the gun who sat close to me.
“I followed the Carter Bridge, and around the overhead bridge, they ordered me to stop there. And when they ordered me to stop, I was asked to open the door, her assailants came down and started dragging her down from the bus.
“When I saw that she was crying for help, actually I was helpless and I had thought she was still in the bus holding on to one of the irons that could help keep her in the bus. In that process and with that thought, I moved on. And that is just the truth.”
