Breaking: Well-known Yoruba actor Baba Ijesha challenges his verdict

 

Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha, is a Nollywood actor who has petitioned the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, to overturn his conviction for sexual assault of a minor from a Lagos State High Court.

On July 14, 2022, Baba Ijesha was sentenced to five years in jail by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo (retd.) of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court for the sexual assault of a juvenile.

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 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