BRT murder: Bamise’s family cries out, seeks compensation

Bamise and her killer

The family of the late 22-year-old Oluwabamise Ayanwole, who was killed after boarding a Lagos State BRT bus in 2022, on Sunday marked her posthumous birthday with renewed claims that the state government had yet to compensate them.

In 2022, PUNCH Metro reported that Bamise was declared missing after boarding a BRT at Chevron, Lekki, before her body was found on Carter Bridge.

Her death sparked public outrage as netizens and civil society organisations demanded justice for the deceased.

In May 2025, a Lagos High Court sentenced the BRT driver, Andrew Ominikoron, to death by hanging. The prosecution said Ominikoron had forcibly had sexual intercourse with Oluwabamise Ayanwole before murdering her. Punch