A popular Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, has asked the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal to set aside his conviction by a Lagos State High Court over the sexual assault of a minor.
Recall that Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo (retd.) of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, on July 14, 2022, sentenced Baba Ijesha to five years imprisonment over the sexual assault of a minor.
But dissatisfied with the judgment, Baba Ijesha approached the appeal court to challenge his five-year jail term.
Baba Ijesha, through his counsel Kayode Olabiran, told the appeal court that his client was falsely accused 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. He urged the court to affirm the judgment of the lower court.
