Yoruba actor, Baba Ijesha appeals conviction

Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has asked the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, to set aside his conviction by a Lagos State High Court over the $3xual assault of a 14-year-old girl.

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo (retd.) of the Ikeja Special Offences Court had on July 14, 2022, convicted and sentenced the actor to 16 years imprisonment for indecent treatment of a child, $3xual assault and attempted $3xual assault.

At the hearing on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, Baba Ijesha through his counsel Kayode Olabiran, told the appeal court that his client was set up and that he acted according to a script that he was invited to act on by his 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.

But the Director of Public Prosecution, Dr Babajide Martins, urged the court to dismiss the appeal for lacking in merit and also a misconception.

Babajide urged the court to affirm the judgment of the lower court.