Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo rejected the bail application of the embattled actor on grounds that he did not meet exceptional circumstances and criteria to warrant the bail.
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Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court pronounced the sentence on Thursday
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in a two-hour judgement on Thursday, convicted Baba Ijesha of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault and attempted sexual assault
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo convicted Baba Ijesha of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault and attempted sexual assault
The trial is aimed at validating the voluntariness of the proposed confessional statement made by Baba Ijesha at the Sabo police division, Yaba, Lagos, after he was arrested on April 22.
Baba Ijesha is facing a six-count charge of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault by penetration.
Olugbemi also noted that “something was wrong” with the footage of an interview conducted by child rights expert and prosecution witness, Olabisi Ajayi-Kayode.
Baba Ijesha made this revelation while being led in evidence by the defence counsel, Dada Awosika (SAN), on Friday.
The actor testified as the second defence witness at his trial over alleged defilement of 14-year-old foster daughter of Princess.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the witness, Lawrence Ayeni, testified before an Ikeja Special Offences Court.
Olayinka Adeyemi, the Lagos State Director of the Directorate of Public Prosecution, made this known on Wednesday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that state counsel, Yusuf Sule, made the disclosure on Friday while explaining the absence of two witnesses slated to testify against the actor in his ongoing trial for sexual assault.
Kareem, attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department, testified as the fifth prosecution witness in the trial.
Makanjuola made the revelation while being led in evidence by the state prosecutor, Yusuf Sule, during the trial of the embattled actor
The video of the forensic interview played before Justice Toyin Taiwo showed the victim seated on a sofa relating to the child expert, Olabisi Ajayi-Kayode how Baba Ijesha allegedly defiled her inside their house and his car.
The forensic report was presented by a child forensic expert and the Executive Director of Cece Yara Foundation, Olabisi Ajayi-Kayode at the Special Offenses Court in Ikeja.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ajayi-Kayode is the Executive Director of the Cece Yara Foundation, a non-governmental organisation founded to prevent child sexual abuse and provide emergency intervention for children.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ajayi-Kayode is the Executive Director of the Cece Yara Foundation, a non-governmental organisation founded to prevent child sexual abuse and provide emergency intervention for children.
The trial which was scheduled to continue on Wednesday, did not hold due to the absence of the presiding judge, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo.
According to those who have seen the movie, it depicts the rape scandal involving James Omiyika, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, and the foster daughter of comedienne, Princess.