A Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James (well known as Baba Ijesha) has asked the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, to set aside his conviction by a Lagos State High Court over the sexual assault of a minor. On 14th July 2022, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo (rtd.) of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, sentenced Baba Ijesha to five years imprisonment …

An Ikeja Special Offences Court has convicted the embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James (well known as Baba Ijesha) of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old. In a two-hour judgment on Thursday, which concluded a trial that lasted over 12 months, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo convicted Baba Ijesha of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault and attempted sexual assault. He was first arraigned …