Bamise: Family, Friends Protest In Lagos, Allege Delay Justice

By Damilare Adeleye

The family and friends of the late Bamise Ayanwole, the 22-year-old fashion designer allegedly murdered by a Lagos BRT driver staged protest, on Tuesday, calling on government to facilitate justice for their loved one.

The protesters who assembled in Magodo area of Lagos were displaying placards with inscriptions like, “Delayed justice is dangerous”, and “Arrest and Arraign Nice Omininikoron’s Accomplices Now.”

Speaking during the protest, Titi Ayanwole, one of the sisters of late Bamise, said, “We want them to arrest every accomplice connected to Bamise’s death. Our father and mother are saying if it is the king or president that has a hand in Bamise’s death, they should be brought out.

Another sister, Ebunoluwa Ayanwole, also said, “I had to go through a cesarean section to give birth, I am not supposed to come out by now. If justice is not given to my sister, Lagos State will not know peace.”

“I could not give birth through normal labour because of the effect my sister’s death had on me.”

They noted that the government had the capacity to arrest all the accomplicesp involved, and wondered why they had not done it.

At the time of filing this report, the protesting families and friends had reached the Office of the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Femi Hamzat, to further table their demands.