The police investigator presented a video CD containing Baba Ijesha’s confessions at the police station to the court
The trial of the embattled Yoruba actor, Olanrewaju Imiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, resumed at Ikeja special offences court on Friday.
The comic actor is standing trial for allegedly molesting a minor, the foster daughter of his female colleague, Adekola Adekanya, also known as Princess, seven years ago.
Baba Ijesha’s trial has been trailed with several shocking revelations from forensic reports and medical reports conducted on the survivor.
The actor was arrested on April 22 and released on May 17.
He was charged on six counts of sexual assault by penetration, indecent treatment of a child, and sexual assault, which contravene sections 259, 135, and 261 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2011, as well as 135, 263, and 262 Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.
Court proceedings
The prosecution counsel presented to the court a witness from the State CID at Yaba, Lagos State, where the case was investigated by ASP Wahab Haibe, after a team of policemen from Sabo police station had investigated the matter.
Mr Haibe said the case ”was brought to him after ASP Musa and inspector Blessing investigated the same matter, although the defendant complained that the latter set of police had a certain affiliation with the complainant.”
Mr Haibe gave the court testimonial statements written on behalf of Baba Ijesha by Abigail Omame, a police officer, wherein he confessed that he had molested the minor.
He also said that within the course of his investigation, Ade Daramola, whom he described as a neighbour of the complainant had also confessed to having molested the survivor.
In one of the police reports presented to the court, a lady, Tosin, also testified that Baba Ijesha had also molested her, some time ago in Ikorodu.
Tosin, according to the ASP’s testimony, is a one-time neighbour of Baba Ijehsa, who claimed that she was also allegedly molested by him while they lived at Ikorodu.
However, according to Mr Haibe, Baba Ijesha denied the allegations, adding that he never lived in Ikorodu.