Common Yoruba actor, Mr Olanrewaju Omiyinka, who’s popularly often known as Baba Ijesha, has been launched from jail.
Fellow actor and shut affiliate, Yomi Fabiyi, introduced Baba Ijesha’s launch on Friday through Instagram.
Fabiyi acknowledged that the embattled actor “formally regained his freedom” after he was cleared by the Courtroom of Enchantment.
Baba Ijesha was sentenced by a Lagos Excessive Courtroom on July 14, 2022, to 16 years in jail for sexually assaulting a minor. His jail time period was anticipated to run concurrently, cumulatively for 5 years behind bars.
In April 2024, Baba Ijesha approached the Courtroom of Enchantment to problem the conviction, claiming he had been arrange.
He argued that his actions within the viral CCTV footage had been a part of a “script” allegedly given to him by his colleague, Damilola Adekoya, popularly often known as Princess, who can also be the minor’s foster mom.
The case, which went viral in 2021, sparked nationwide outrage and intense debate inside Nollywood and social media.
In his Instagram put up that includes Baba Ijesha’s image, Fabiyi wrote, “You at the moment are formally FREE AND OUT. Baba Ijesha is not only again however BETTER.”
He celebrated the mentioned Enchantment Courtroom ruling and made a sequence of allegations towards people concerned within the unique case. Fabiyi claimed the court docket discovered no proof that Baba Ijesha defiled the minor.
He additional alleged that some people concerned within the case manipulated the minor’s age and acted out of non-public vendetta.
He claimed that others who had been arrested through the investigation had been launched regardless of accusations of inappropriate conduct.
Fabiyi additionally accused the complainant (Princess) of negligence and grooming. In accordance with him, medical assessments reportedly indicated sexual exercise involving the minor after Baba Ijesha’s arrest, suggesting the actor was not accountable.
