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BRT driver arrested for murder also attempted raping me inside bus — Medical Doctor

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4 years ago

March 13, 2022

Andrew Nice Omininikoron

A Medical Doctor, Dr. Onyinyechi Victoria Anoke, has narrated how she escaped being raped by the driver of a Bus Rapid Transport bus, Andrew Nice Omininikoron, on December 29, 2021.

She narrated her ordeal in the hands of Andrew Nice Omininikoron on her Facebook page, making her the second person.

The first person, who spoke on condition of anonymity with The PUNCH, said the embattled driver had his way with her.

She said the driver transferred N3,000 to her after the act for the purchase of pain reliever.

Omininikoron was arrested by the Department of State Services and handed over to the Lagos State Police Command for the alleged murder of a 21-year-old fashion designer, Oluwabamise Ayanwole.

He had picked Ayanwole on February 26, 2022 around Chevron Bus Stop in Lekki area of Lagos State.

Narrating her order on Facebook, Adoke, as quoted by The Nation, said it all happened on December 29, 2021 when she decided to visit her friend, a nurse, Amaka Modester, whose residence was not too far from Ketu, where she (Anoke) lived.

She said since it was getting late, her friend suggested that she should sleep over in her house, but since she did not plan for that and had not told her parents that she would not be coming back, she insisted on going home.

She wrote: “I had earlier tried Uber but most of the drivers were a bit far from my location and would request to cancel on that basis, hence we decided not to waste further time, and use bus instead.

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“The junction (where she wanted to board a bus) just overlooked the BRT Bus Stop. And as we stood bidding our final goodbyes, this particular driver stopped in front of us, asking if we were ‘going’.

“There was no other person in the bus and my instinct got activated and was like ‘don’t enter’. But my friend, as if echoing my thoughts, was like ‘thank God it’s BRT, there won’t be unnecessary delays and you’d get home on time’.

“It was just 8pm and within 15-20mins, all things being equal, I should be at mine. It all happened in a flash and I was seated at one of the front row seats, opposite the driver’s end…

“My thoughts were that he would just move properly into the bus stop and pick the other passengers waiting at the BRT stand. But instead, he bypassed the BRT lane and continued on the normal bus lane till the next intersection.

“By this time, my ‘antenna’ was up and everything within me screamed danger. I made a quick scan of the bus and there was no route of escape. Both doors were locked from the control as well as the windows.”

Anoke said at this point, Omininikoron had started making advances to her, telling her that he liked her and asking whether she could follow him home.

She said: “Baba (Omininikoron) started enquiring about my personal details: my name, what I do, if I can just follow him home that night and all sorts of nonsense.

“Having assessed my situation, my best bet at safety or anything that seemed like it was to indulge him and play along.

“I told him I was a student who came home for break, came to visit my friend and on my way back to my house; that my parents were already expecting me.

“I moved on to hijack the conversation, and acted like I was interested in his miserable life. All this was to buy me time to think of how best to get out of that bus.

“If I panicked, which I did throughout, I didn’t show it. Rather, I acted relaxed and like it was just a regular bus trip even though it was established in me already that I was in grave danger.

“He talked about spending the night with him and all the nonsense, but I politely deflected with the excuse that I had 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).

“It was actually not funny. From the conversation, he said his name was Andrew, (that) he didn’t usually ply that route, was more on the Island, lived in Shagamu, and would most likely not see me again; that I was scamming him.

“By this time, he had gotten to the next bus stop, still refusing to pick anybody. Instead, he moved ahead a bit, parked and put out the bus lights.

“There was stark darkness within, though the streetlights illuminated the surroundings. So I could see people but no one could see me. How would I signal to these passersby for help?

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“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, signaling 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. He ensured to collect the two lines he saw on my phone and dialed both and saw them ring to ensure that I was not giving him wrong numbers.

“As earlier said, my best bet at safety was to go with the flow while strategising for better options, and so I did.

“He 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 hit the bus till people from outside would notice me.

“I’d had three 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 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 make to 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.

“As he made to run his hands on my body indiscriminately, I subtly pushed him away, curled into myself and used my elbow as a wedge.

“He flared up, that if I said I liked him just like he liked me, why was I resisting? I told him I was just anxious to get home and that’s why; not because I didn’t like him.

“He just kept acting weird and looking outside to one direction most of this time. I guess he was looking out for someone or something.

“After a while, he got frustrated and moved back to the driver’s seat and continued the journey.

“Just as he moved, my mom’s call came in and I ensured to put it on speaker. I told her which bus stop we just left and that I would be home in about five 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.

“I ran out of the bus and he even told me to be careful as I was going.”

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The unrest follows recent anti-migrant protests in South Africa, where residents demanded stricter immigration policies targeting Nigerians and other foreign nationals. Analysts say the protests reflect broader xenophobic tensions and concern over foreign influence on local traditional structures.

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