Convicted Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, aka Baba Ijesha, has petitioned the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, to overturn his conviction by a Lagos State High Court for sexual assault on a minor.
On July 14, 2022, Judge Oluwatoyin Taiwo (retd.) of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court sentenced Baba Ijesha to five years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor.
However, Baba Ijesha was displeased with the decision and filed an appeal to dispute his five-year prison sentence.
Baba Ijesha, through his counsel Kayode Olabiran, told the appeal court on Tuesday that his client was set up and that he followed a script that his colleague invited him to act on.
“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.
However, Dr Babajide Martins, the Director of Public Prosecution, urged the court to dismiss the appeal because it lacked validity and was based on a mistake.
He requested the court to affirm the lower court’s decision.
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