Nice Andrew, the driver of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), who drove the abducted and murdered Oluwabamise Ayanwole, has claimed that she was attacked by unknown gunmen.
He disclosed this to TVC in an interview in police custody.
His arrest by the Department of State Services (DSS) was announced by the police earlier today.
Andrew denied being responsible for the death of the 22-year-old tailor.
He claimed his bus was taken over at gunpoint by some unknown individuals.
Andrew stated that he was allegedly forced to keep driving by the gunmen who later dumped Bamise’s lifeless body on the bridge where she was later found.
Explaining what transpired in the bus, he said,
”I picked her from Chevron and I picked the other three guys at Agungi. When those guys showed me the weapon, I was kind of…I can’t be myself anymore. Fear has come in me.
The man…whatever he told me was what I do. When I followed that Carter bridge, after the overhead bridge, they ordered me to stop them. They ordered me to stop and said I should open the door.
When I opened the door, they came down and started dragging her. When I saw she was crying for help, I was helpless. I was thinking that she was inside the vehicle holding the iron.
Sir, I moved on.”
He said he was arrested in the place where he ran to when the incident happened. According to him, he was afraid.
