Nigerian actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha has filed an appeal challenging his conviction by a State High Court over the sexual assault of a minor.
It would be recalled that Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo (retd.) of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, on the 12th of July, 2022 convicted the Yoruba actor to five years imprisonment over the sexual assault of a minor.
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Dissatisfied with the judgment, Baba Ijesha approached the Appeal Court to challenge the term.
At the hearing of the appeal at the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal, Baba Ijesha’s counsel Olabiran told the court that the appeal was filed on June 1, 2023.
He further argued that the prosecution did not prove that Baba Ijesha sexually assaulted the victim.
Olabiran urged the court to allow the appeal and set aside the judgment of the lower court.
In his response, the DPP, Babajide Martins asked the court to dismiss the appeal for lacking in merit.
Dr Martins also urged the court to affirm the judgment of the lower court.
On the age of the victim, Dr. Martins submitted that the victim said she was born on October 6, 2006, which puts her age at 14, in 2013 when the offence was committed.
”At the time she gave evidence in 2021, she was 17 years old, which still makes her a child,” he said.
After listening to the parties, the court reserved its judgment till a later date.
