[JUST IN] S*xual Assault: Court Sentences Baba Ijesha To 16 Years Imprisonment

Baba Ijesha has been in a prolonged legal battle after he was said to have s*xually assaulted a 14-year-old girl.

The actor was first arraigned on June 24, 2021. During the trial, six prosecution witnesses testified against him.

They are comedienne Princess, the 14-year-old minor, Olabisi Ajayi-Kayode, a child expert; Aniekan Makanjuola, a medical doctor; Wahab Kareem, the investigating police officer; and Abigail Omane, a policewoman.

The judge at Ikeja special offences court Oluwatoyin Taiwo convicted Baba Ijesha of indecent treatment of a child, s*xual assault, and attempted s*xual assault in a two-hour judgment.

Taiwo, however, discharged and acquitted him of count one and count six, which were: s*xual assault by penetration and attempted s*xual assault by penetration.

He faced a six-count charge of indecent treatment of a child, s*xual assault, attempted s*xual assault by penetration, and s*xual assault by penetration.

The charges were proffered against him by the Lagos state directorate of public prosecutions (DPP).

The offences contravene Section 135, 137, 261, 202, 262 and 263 of the Lagos State Criminal Law 2015, which stipulates life imprisonment for offenders.

The actor denied the allegations. A CCTV video recording detailing his relationship with the victim said to be a minor was played in court.

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Delivering the judgment, Justice Taiwo said that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of all the charges against him.

However, she found the defendant guilty of two of the six counts against him.

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