Baba Ijesha, in his notice of appeal marked CA/LAG/CR/544/23, asked the appellate court to set aside the lower court’s judgment.
At the time of filing this report, the case has been stood down for a a few minutes for sentencing of the convict.
Embattled Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, is being accused of defiling a 14-year-old minor.
Under cross-examination by the Lagos Director of Public Prosecutions, Babajide Martins, the witness admitted that CCTV footage could not be manipulated at the time of recording.
“Our findings were that there was a blunt penetration of the vagina which was consistent with the client’s history,” the medical expert said.
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has adjourned until September 27 the trial of Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James (Baba Ijesha) charged with sexually abusing a minor.
Defence lawyers said the 14-year-old minor was molested by Princess’s neighbour and her security guard.
Though the actor had fulfilled all the bail conditions, he had yet to be formally released by the judiciary.
Police said he cannot be indefinitely detained unlawfully to answer for his alleged crime.
“So, Baba Ijesha is being kept with the police not within our own power, but because of the legal advice from the DPP.”
