December 19, 2024
Nollywood Actor, Baba Ijesha Appeals Five Years Jail Term For Sexual Assault
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Nollywood Actor, Baba Ijesha Appeals Five Years Jail Term For Sexual Assault

Popular Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, aka Baba Ijesha, has appealed his five-year jail term at the Lagos Division of the Appeal Court, asking the court to set his conviction aside.

On July 12, 2022, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, convicted the actor to five years imprisonment over the sexual assault of a minor.

Dissatisfied with the judgment, Baba Ijesha approached the Appeal Court to challenge the term.

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His counsel, Kayode Olabiran on Tuesday, 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, Damilola Adekoya

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

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