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The Bus Rapid Transit Vehicle boarded by the deceased 22-year-old lady, Oluwabamishe Ayanwole, was locally supplied and did not have an inbuilt camera, according to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
It was gathered that Oluwabamise, who left work at 7 p.m. on February 26, was on her way to see her brother, Pelumi, when she boarded the BRT vehicle near Chevron Bus-stop in the state’s Lekki area.
The 22-year-old, on the other hand, was “killed” inside the BRT bus, and the Lagos State Police Command was investigating her death.
Omininikoron Nice, the BRT driver, has also been arrested and is in police custody.
While assuring residents of the state that an inquiry was underway, Sanwo-Olu explained that the bus that Bamise boarded did not have an embedded camera.
This was said by the governor during a press conference held at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan on Tuesday to commemorate International Women’s Day.
While buses acquired from outside for BRT had short-circuit cameras incorporated in, those domestically supplied to increase the transportation operation did not.
“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.
Fatimah Oyesanmi
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