The BRT Bamise Boarded doesn’t have cameras, says Sanwo-olu
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has disclosed that the Bus Rapid Transit Vehicle boarded by the deceased 22-year-old lady, Oluwabamishe Ayanwole, was locally supplied and has no inbuilt camera.
Sanwo-Olu, while assuring residents of the state that investigation was ongoing, explained that the particular bus boarded by Bamise had no inbuilt camera.
The governor stated this while briefing journalists today at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan to commemorate International Women’s Day.
“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.
“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.