Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver Andrew Ominikoron, standing trial for allegedly raping and murdering a 22-year-old fashion designer, Oluwabamise Ayanwole, opened his defence on Thursday.
Ominikoron, who testified in his defence before the Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), told the court that he neither raped nor killed Ayanwole.
The defence witness narrated to Justice Sherifat Sonaike that he joined the BRT as a bus captain in September 2021. On February 26, 2022, he was on an afternoon shift, which he resumed by 1 p.m., with his route running from Oshodi to Ajah.
He explained that after completing a round trip, he began a second trip back to Ajah. By then, it was already around 7 to 8 p.m., so he decided not to continue working. Instead, he picked up passengers illegally on his way back to Oshodi, a practice he and his colleagues refer to as “Korope.”
The defendant…
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