Olarenwaju James popularly known as Baba Ijesha
By Our Reporter
Yoruba popular actor, Olarenwaju James popularly known as Baba Ijesha will have to remain in prison for 16 years. This is according to the Ikeja Special Offences Court. Baba Ijesha was jailed for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor.
In a two-hour judgment, on Thursday, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, convicted Baba Ijesha of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, and handed him a 16-year-jail sentence.
Taiwo, however, discharged and acquitted him of count one and count six, which were: sexual assault by penetration and attempted sexual assault by penetration.
Baba Ijesha was pronounced guilty of counts 2,3,4 and 5 while the prosecution could not prove the offences on count 1 and 6.
But justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo found him not guilty of counts 1 and 6, which deals with allegedly sexually assaulting the minor by penetration with his car key.
