Baba Ijesha marks one year in prison, 15 more to go

Nigerian actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha who was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment for defiling a child, has already spent a year in prison at the Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Kirikiri, Lagos State.

He was sentenced to 16 years in prison on July 14, 2022.

The actor was convicted for four of the six-count charge — indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration, and sexual assault by penetration.

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, who delivered his judgment said: “I hereby find the defendant guilty of counts two to five, and he is discharged of counts one and six.

"The defendant is hereby sentenced to five years imprisonment for count two, three years for count three, five years for count four, and three years for count five.”

The case generated a lot of attention and controversy.