JUST IN: POPULAR YORUBA ACTOR, BABA IJESHA APPEALS CONVICTION

April 23, 2024April 23, 2024

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Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha, a Nollywood actor has petitioned the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, to overturn his conviction for sexual assault of a minor from a Lagos State High Court.

On July 14, 2022, Baba Ijesha was sentenced to five years in jail by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo (retd.) of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court for the sexual assault of a juvenile.

Baba Ijesha, however, appealed his five-year prison sentence to the appeal court because he was unhappy with the ruling.

Baba Ijesha informed the appeals court on Tuesday, through his counsel Kayode Olabiran, that his client was set up and that he followed a script that he was asked to carry out by a colleague.

“The Appellant was set up. The Appellant is an actor. He acted in a script that he was invited to act by his colleague (PW1), Damilola Adekoya,” he said.

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However, Dr. Babajide Martins, the Director of Public Prosecution, asked the court to reject the appeal on the grounds that it was misguided and lacked merit.

He implored the court to uphold the lower court’s decision.