• Latest
  • Trending
Court Sentences Baba Ijesha To Sixteen Years Imprisonment

Court Sentences Baba Ijesha To Sixteen Years Imprisonment

Is This The Real Reason Why Tinubu Fired General Musa? Inside The Silent War Between Doctrine And Politics

Presidency Dispels Coup Plot, Speaks on Military Loyalty

Tinubu Quietly Deletes Post After Nigerians Mock ‘Brillion’ Blunder

After Public Outrage, Tinubu Cuts Presidential Pardon List from 175 to 34 (Full List)

Maryam Sanda, Sentenced to Death for Killing Husband, Receives Tinubu’s Pardon

Tinubu drops Maryam Sanda from Presidential Pardon List

Senate Confirms New Chief of Defence Staff

Senate Confirms New Chief of Defence Staff

Outrage as Young Lady Caught Swapping Elderly Man’s ATM Card Inside Bank

Outrage as Young Lady Caught Swapping Elderly Man’s ATM Card Inside Bank

Kwara PDP Condemns SUBEB Chief for ‘Forcing Teachers to Sweep’ During School Visit

Kwara PDP Condemns SUBEB Chief for ‘Forcing Teachers to Sweep’ During School Visit

183 Million Passwords Leaked in Massive Gmail Data Breach

183 Million Passwords Leaked in Massive Gmail Data Breach

Thursday, October 30, 2025
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
iDeemlawful
  • Home
  • News
  • Featured
  • Politics
  • LifeStyle
  • Advertise with Us
  • Opinion
  • Campus
iDeemlawful
No Result
View All Result
iDeemlawful
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Featured
  • Politics
  • LifeStyle
  • Advertise with Us
  • Opinion
  • Campus
Home Breaking News
Court Sentences Baba Ijesha To Sixteen Years Imprisonment

Court Sentences Baba Ijesha To Sixteen Years Imprisonment

by iDeemlawful
July 14, 2022
in Breaking News
A A
0

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court has sentenced Nollywood actor and comedian, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, to 16 years imprisonment over sexual assault.

Justice Taiwo gave the judgment on Thursday, adding that the jail term will run concurrently.

Baba Ijesha was convicted for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old daughter of his colleague, actress and comedienne, Damilola Adekoya, whose stage name is Princess.

SeeThese

JUST IN: Governor Adeleke cast his votes as Osun LG poll begins

Meranda presides over Lagos Assembly plenary amidst Tension

JUST IN: Lagos Assembly Speaker, Mojisola Meranda faces mounting pressure to step down

Recall that operatives of the Nigeria Police arrested Baba Ijesha April 2021 for sleeping with the victim since she was seven years old.

ADVERTISEMENT

He was reported to the police on April 19, 2021 by Princess at Sabo Police Station and transferred to the Gender Unit of the State CID, Panti, Yaba Lagos for proper investigation

The suspect confessed to the crime and was also captured by a CCTV camera in the house of the complainant.

Few days later, Baba Ijesha was arraigned before Justice Taiwo facing a six-count charge of child defilement bordering on allegations of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault by penetration.

In further court proceedings, it was ruled that the CCTV recordings on Baba Ijesha may have been tampered with.

In February 2022, a defence witness and expert in CCTV installation and maintenance, Adeleke Lawrence suggested this before an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court last year.

Lawrence alluded to this while being led in evidence by Babatunde Ogala (SAN) in the ongoing trial of the Nollywood comedian.

Four video recordings of Baba Ijesha were played during resumed proceedings following the request of Ogala.

The last court appearance finalised the case in June 2022 and fixed the final judgment for July 14, 2022.

The judge ruled that there was no evidence before the court, which proved that the embattled Nollywood actor was tortured into giving the statement to the police

Tags: Baba IjeshaiPad
Previous Post

BREAKING: Kwankwaso Picks Pastor As 2023 Presidency Running Mate [photos]

Next Post

ASUU Replies Ngige, Others: Blows Hot On Labour Minister’s Comments

Next Read

Is This The Real Reason Why Tinubu Fired General Musa? Inside The Silent War Between Doctrine And Politics
Breaking News

Presidency Dispels Coup Plot, Speaks on Military Loyalty

...

Read moreDetails
Tinubu Quietly Deletes Post After Nigerians Mock ‘Brillion’ Blunder
Breaking News

After Public Outrage, Tinubu Cuts Presidential Pardon List from 175 to 34 (Full List)

...

Read moreDetails
Maryam Sanda, Sentenced to Death for Killing Husband, Receives Tinubu’s Pardon
Breaking News

Tinubu drops Maryam Sanda from Presidential Pardon List

...

Read moreDetails
Senate Confirms New Chief of Defence Staff
Breaking News

Senate Confirms New Chief of Defence Staff

...

Read moreDetails
Outrage as Young Lady Caught Swapping Elderly Man’s ATM Card Inside Bank
Breaking News

Outrage as Young Lady Caught Swapping Elderly Man’s ATM Card Inside Bank

...

Read moreDetails
Wole Soyinka Banned From Entering U.S.
Breaking News

Wole Soyinka Banned From Entering U.S.

...

Read moreDetails
Amotekun Declares Three Officers Wanted
Breaking News

Amotekun Declares Three Officers Wanted

...

Read moreDetails
Peter Obi: Yahoo Boys Are Geniuses Who Need Redirection, Not Condemnation
Breaking News

Peter Obi: Yahoo Boys Are Geniuses Who Need Redirection, Not Condemnation

...

Read moreDetails
Next Post
ASUU Replies Ngige, Others: Blows Hot On Labour Minister’s Comments

ASUU Replies Ngige, Others: Blows Hot On Labour Minister's Comments

Euro drops below $1 for first time since 2002

Euro drops below $1 for first time since 2002

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

iDeemlawful

Copyright © 2019 iDeemlawful.

Useful Links

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Editorial
  • Support

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Copyright © 2019 iDeemlawful.