Onyinyechi Anoke, a
medical doctor, has narrated how she escaped an alleged attempted raped by
Andrew Nice, driver of the BRT bus boarded by Bamise Ayanwola, the late
22-year-old fashion designer.
Onyinyechi said her encounter with Nice came during a
one-week visit to Lagos in December 2021.
The medical doctor narrated that she boarded a BRT bus
driven by Nice at Rasco bus stop axis along Ikorodu road for her destination in
Ketu around 7:30pm on December 29, 2021.
The doctor is the second lady accusing Nice, who was remanded in prison on Friday, of rape after the death of Bamise.
The narratives of the medical doctor and a former salesgirl,
who spoke on friday, are similar to the late Bamise’s revelation in the text
and audio chats the deceased sent to her friend after sensing danger inside
Nice’s BRT.
BACKGROUND
NigerianEye had
reported that Bamise went missing after she boarded a BRT bus
driven by Nice on February 26.
Nine days later, the corpse of the 22-year-old fashion
designer was found on Carter Bridge in Lagos Island.
Subsequently, Nice was arrested by operatives of the
Department of State Services at Ogun state after he fled Lagos.
On Friday, a
magistrate court in Yaba ordered that the driver be remanded pending the
outcome of the advice of the directorate of public prosecution (DPP).
‘HE ASKED WHY I WAS RESISTING HIM’
In a
Facebook post published on Wednesday, the
medical doctor, who is in her late 20s, said she was returning from a friend’s
house on the day she had an encounter with the BRT driver.
Anoke said she tried booking Uber, a mobility service
provider, for a trip back to her destination in Ketu but the booking was not
successful because the drivers were far from her destination.
She added she and her friend who escorted her to the bus
stop decided to opt for a commercial bus instead and after some time of waiting
a BRT bus arrived, and she boarded.
During the trip, she said she observed that the driver did
not follow the special lane meant for BRT buses but instead decided to follow
the normal lane.
She said the BRT bus driver did not pick up any passenger in
subsequent bus stops.
According to her, she began to sense danger when the bus
driver began to ask questions about her personal details while also making love
advances.
“He (referring to
Andrew) talked about spending the night with him, and all the nonsense, but I
politely deflected with the excuse that I’ve already stayed out much later than
agreed and my parents were calling me, but that I could see him the next day,
or even spend the entire weekend (weekend I would already be in Asaba ),” she
wrote on Facebook.
“It’s actually not funny. From the conversation he said his
name was Andrew, he doesn’t usually ply that route, that he’s more on the
Island, and lives in Shagamu and would most likely not see me again, that I’m
scamming him.
“By this time, he had
gotten to the next bus stop, still refused to pick anybody, instead moved ahead
a bit and parked, and put out the bus lights. There was stark darkness within,
though the street lights illuminated the surroundings so I could see people but
no one could see me.
“How do I signal these passers-by for help? Everywhere was
still tightly locked in all of this so all conversations were contained within.
He said we should move to the back row and talk better.
“My body language
kept speaking unease, and I kept looking at my wrist watch signalling to him
that I was late and we could meet earlier the next day, anywhere he wanted and
talk as long as he wanted.
“By this time, he had already collected my phone numbers
(yeah, he ensured to collect the 2 lines he saw on my phone, dialed both to
ensure I wasn’t giving him wrong numbers and saw them ring). As earlier said,
my best bet at safety was to go with the flow, while strategizing for better
options, and so I did.
“Baba dragged me by the hands, and as usual I didn’t
struggle but followed him to the back row. By now it was established in my head
that this is most likely going to end as an attempted but failed rape case (I
didn’t even think for a second that it was going to be successful.
“My fight response was on a high and I racked my brain for
all the possible things I could do to temporarily subdue him and be hitting the
bus till people from outside noticed me.
“I’d had 3 such previous attempts in younger years and God
somehow always helped me escape untouched from those locked rooms so he
wouldn’t allow this infidel to do this now. I would rather die than let it
happen (though the picture in my head was more of me harming him with his
weapon if he brought out any).
“I had a feeling he might stab me and I kept looking out for
any attempts of him bringing out a pocket knife and how I was going to struggle
for and collect it (blame too much crime and thriller novels).
“As he made to run his hands on my body indiscriminately
(Ewww), I subtly pushed him away, curled into myself and used my elbow as a
wedge. He flared up, saying if I said I liked him just like he liked me, why am
I resisting.
“I told him I’m just anxious to get home already that’s why,
not because I didn’t like him. He just kept acting weird and looking outside to
one direction most of the time. Guess he was looking out for someone or
something.
“After a while, he got frustrated and moved back to his
driver seat and continued the journey. As he just moved, my mom’s call came in coincidentally,
and I ensured to put it on speaker, tell her which bus stop we just left and
that I would be home in about 5 minutes.
“He drove in silence for the rest of the trip until we got
to my bus stop and he opened the door and decided to pick passengers.”
Onyinyechi also shared a screenshot showing she had a call
history with the BRT bus driver on December 29, 2021.
To confirm the name associated with the phone number, Truecaller, a caller identification application, showed that the name — Andrew Nice Lbsl — was associated with the phone number.
screenshot posted by Onyinyechi
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| Truecaller search result of the phone number |
Ex-salesgirl’s narrative
On Friday, the Punch reported that a female passenger, who
boarded the BRT bus operated by Nice on November 25, 2021, alleged that he
raped her.
The victim said after the BRT driver raped her, he sent N3,000 to her bank account — money he said was meant to buy painkillers.
Narrating her ordeal on Thursday, the lady accused the 47-year-old
of raping her on the BRT bus.
The female victim accused Omininikoron of raping her on
November 25, 2021, sharing a similar narrative with Bamise’s saga.
The former salesgirl at a shop in Ajah said after she closed
from work around 8 pm, she boarded the BRT bus driven by the suspect.
The driver was to convey her from the Alesh Bus Stop in
Ajah, to Jakande, along the Lekki-Epe Expressway, when things took another
dimension.
The victim said she could not call for help because
Omininikoron parked the bus at a desolate location, adding that he refused to
let her go after allegedly raping her.
She also claimed that Nice threatened to stab her.
A statement of account provided by the victim confirmed
Omininikoron sent N3,000 to her on November 25, 2021.
A video clip of her torn clothes was also seen by our
correspondent.
Bamise’s alleged
murder
Bamise Ayanwola got missing while returning to Ota from Ajah
on Saturday, February 26 after she boarded a BRT bus with number 240257 going
to Oshodi at about 7 p.m. at Chevron Bus-Stop.
She worked as a Fashion Designer at Chevron Estate, Ajah and
spent weekends at Ota, Ogun State, with her sister.
Sensing danger as the bus did not pick any other passenger
at subsequent bus stops, Oluwabamise had engaged a friend using voice notes on
her phone.
The voice notes showed that the bus driver said he liked
Oluwabamise and asked for her name and other details.
She told her friend to pray for her as she became suspicious
of the bus driver and in response, the friend told her to alight at Oworonsoki
bus stop — before Oshodi bus stop.
Oluwabamise had also sent a video to her friend showing how
dark it was in the bus and said, “There are three men and one woman in the bus.
The woman is sitting at the back. That’s the number of the bus in case. Please
pray for me.’’
That was the last that was heard from Oluwabamise, according
to her relatives.
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