A preferred and embattled actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly often called Baba Ijesha who was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment for little one defilement, has spent one 12 months of his jail time period on the Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Kirikiri, Lagos State.
He was convicted on July 14, 2022. He was convicted for 4 of the six-count cost — indecent remedy of a kid, sexual assault, tried sexual assault by penetration, and sexual assault by penetration.
Recall that James was arrested on April 22, 2021, and first appeared earlier than Magistrate P.E. Nwaka of the Yaba Magistrate Court in Yaba, Lagos, on July 16, 2021.
The actor was later arraigned on the Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja, earlier than Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, who finally delivered the judgment.
While studying her judgment, she stated:-
“I hereby find the defendant guilty of counts two to five, and he is discharged of counts one and six. The defendant is hereby sentenced to five years imprisonment for count two, three years for count three, five years for count four, and three years for count five.”
The case generated lots of consideration and controversy. It additionally ‘divided’ the leisure business as some celebs supported comic, Princess Adekoya, whose ward was the one defiled; whereas some empathised with Baba Ijesha.
Some of the individuals who had been sympathetic to Baba Ijesha’s plight had been Yomi Fabiyi, Bukky Black, and Lege Miami. On his half, Fabiyi maintained that the actor was ‘ambushed’ into the crime.
On the opposite hand, actresses, comparable to Iyabo Ojo, Nkechi Blessing vehemently supported Princess.
Follow NL on Social Media
Twitter
Instagram
Telegram
Tiktok
Discussion about this post