Actor Baba Ijesha caught on CCTV defiling 14-year-old girl, fans express disappointment
Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has been arrested by the Lagos state police over the case of defilement of a 14-year-old girl.
According to a tweet shared by the police on Twitter, the case of defilement was reported against the 48-year-old actor on April 19, 2021, by one Princess Adekola Adekanya.
It was gathered that the popular comic actor had been committing the shameful act against the minor since she was seven years old.
The Lagos state police explained further that Baba Ijesha was captured by a CCTV camera and that he has already confessed to the crime.
LAGOS POLICE ARREST, INVESTIGATE POPULAR NOLLYWOOD ACTOR FOR DEFILEMENT
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested one Olarenwaju James 'm' 48, aka Baba Ijesha, popular Nollywood actor for defiling a minor
The case of defilement was reported on 19th April, 2021
— Lagos State Police Command (@LagosPoliceNG) April 22, 2021
The suspect confessed to the crime and was also captured by a CCTV camera in the house of the complainant.
The Commissioner of Police,Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered for proper investigation as he promised to do justice in the matter.
— Lagos State Police Command (@LagosPoliceNG) April 22, 2021
CSP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
LAGOS STATE COMMAND
IKEJA-LAGOS
22ND APRIL, 2021 pic.twitter.com/JXIM9MpJlp— Lagos State Police Command (@LagosPoliceNG) April 22, 2021
After the news made the rounds on social media, Nigerians were quick to react to it. A great number of people expressed their disappointment in the veteran actor whom they had grown to love.
Read what some of them had to say below:
Soupamarket:
“Nah! This is horrible !!! Jail that man and throw the keys away…”
Faderinsola:
“Wooow… woooow ….aaaah animals in human skin .7 good years… that little girl since she was a little girl”
Kuntaakinte_
“This is really sick. I hope he gets 100 years in jail for this.”
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Andyblayz:
“Well it’s always those ones y’all swear can’t or don’t do shii be the ones that do the most evil!”
Malikdeking:
“Wow hmm, wolf in sheep clothing. Omo a lot of things are happening in this life oh, if u dig deep, u go shock”
Bukola tweeted:
https://twitter.com/theshawttynatt/status/1385285068873142276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1385285068873142276%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-6442019871443159468.ampproject.net%2F2104081613001%2Fframe.html
Aremu wrote:
Baba Ijesha still carried that silly attitude of his to a 14yrs old innocent child… whatever they said Lanre did he actually did.. mad fellow.
Thank God CCTV carried the weyrey.— Áràkunrín Ọmọbọwálé Àrẹ̀mú (@AremuJorge) April 22, 2021
Awero said:
I read on instablog that baba ijesha was arrested for defiling a 14year old for 7years 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Life imprisonment straight— Awero😇 (@Maryam_Mol) April 22, 2021