The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has disclosed
that the Bus Rapid Transit Vehicle boarded by the deceased 22-year-old lady,
Oluwabamishe Ayanwole, was locally supplied and has no inbuilt camera.
Oluwabamise, who closed from
work around 7pm on February 26, was on her way to visit her brother, Pelumi,
when she boarded the BRT vehicle around Chevron Bus-stop, in the Lekki area of
the state.
The 22-year-old was, however, “killed” inside the BRT
vehicle, while the Lagos State Police Command had been working to unravel the
mystery behind her death. Also, the BRT driver, Omininikoron Nice, has been
arrested and in police custody.
However, Sanwo-Olu, while assuring residents of the state that investigation was ongoing, explained that the particular bus boarded by Bamise had no inbuilt camera.
The governor stated this while briefing journalists on
Tuesday at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan to commemorate International
Women’s Day.
He noted while the buses procured for BRT from abroad had
short-circuit cameras, those locally supplied to boost the transport operation
do not come with inbuilt cameras.
“There were inbuilt cameras and trackers in buses procured
abroad for BRT operations. But those acquired locally to shore up the BRT fleet
did not have cameras.
“The particular bus in which the slain victim rode was one
of the buses locally supplied,” a statement signed by Sanwo-Olu’s spokesman,
Gboyega Akosile, read.
Furthermore, Sanwo-Olu promised that safety measures on
government-owned buses would be improved upon in order to prevent re-occurrence
of similar incidents.
He, however, cautioned members of the public not to board
BRT buses after the close of bus services in the evening, noting that buses
that have closed for the day would indicate by switching off their inner
lights.
When BRT drivers switch off their inner lights, Sanwo-Olu
said, the buses were expected to be taken back empty to their yards.
“Any bus that has its inner lights on at night is certainly
still on service. Once the lights are off and the radar in the bus is not
displaying, people should desist from boarding such bus, because it is no
longer in service at that period. By that time, the checker and conductor would
have been out of the bus, except the driver who is expected to take the empty
bus back to their yards,” the governor said.
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