Bamise: Family worried over delayed justice

By Dayo Badmus,

The family of Ayanwola Oluwabamise, the 22 years old fashion designer who was found dead in Lagos after boarding the Bus Raid Transit (BRT) at Chevron Victoria Island enroute Oshodi in Lagos State, has petitioned the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, for a fiat to prosecute the principal suspect, Andrew Nice Ominikoron.

The family spoke during a press conference which took place in Ikeja area of Lagos Mainland on Thursday, 5th May 2022.

The Ayanwolas also disclosed that henceforth, former Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association and Chairman, Radical Agenda Movement in the Nigerian Bar Association RAMINBA, Barr. Adesina Ogunlana to submit the application, seek and obtain the fiat from the Attorney General.

To this end, Adesina will now serve as Counsel to the family with the expectation to take further actions as instructed by the family.
Speaking at the conference, Barr. Adesina argued that since a Lagos State Agency and officials are involved in the matter, it may not be reasonable to act the prosecutor adequately against themselves.

He said: “The Ministry of Justice will consciously and unconsciously not do a proper job, therefore the victim’s family sought the effort of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA, to prosecute the suspect’’.

He disclosed that the autopsy report has been conducted over a month ago but the pathological outcome has not been released.

He blamed the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for trying to rush the prosecution despite that the autopsy report has not been released, ‘’This is crucial to the case,’’ he said.

However, Bamise’s elder sister, Titilayo Ayanwola also expressed worries that the family may not get justice with the way and manner the matter is being handled by the State government.

‘’I don’t think we have a good government in this country because if we do, they would have fished out the accomplices of the principal suspects that killed my sister.

This is why we have written Barrister Ogunlana to help us out,
‘’From the way the events are unfolding, it looks like they have tutored Andrew on what to say and that is exactly what he says anytime the matter comes up.

Abegunde alleged that there is a cover up judging from the way things are unfolding on the part of the state government,

‘’Why is it that it is only Andrew that has been arrested so far? They have sent us some stuffs and when we looked at them, they did not reflect the absolute thing that took place in that vehicle which means there is a cover up somewhere.

‘’Having waited for some time, we feel they should be able to arrest all other suspects that partook in the heinous crime.

It would be recalled that in March, the State government arraigned Andrew Nice on a four-count charge before Justice Sherifat Solebo of the High Court, Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos Island.