July 17, (THEWILL) – The Lagos state government on Saturday, 16 July, enlisted the name of Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, into its register of sexual offenders in the state.
The Executive Secretary of the agency, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, said the details of all sex convicts are immediately enrolled into the sex offenders register once a conviction is secured.
Recall that on Thursday, July 14, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, sentenced Baba Ijesha to sixteen years imprisonment for sexually assaulting the foster daughter of comedienne, Damilola Adekoya, aka Princess.
Baba Ijesha was arraigned on six counts of child defilement that include indecent treatment of a child, and sexual assault by penetration proffered against him by the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
Although the prosecution argued that the offences contravened sections 135, 137, 261, 202, 262, and 263 of the Lagos State Criminal Law 2015, which stipulates life imprisonment for offenders, Baba Ijesha pleaded not guilty to all the counts.
A Closed-Circuit Television video recording detailing his relationship with the victim said to be a minor was played in court.
Delivering its judgement, Justice Taiwo stated that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant was guilty of all the charges against him, but, however, found him guilty of four of the six counts.
Baba Ijesha was found guilty of counts two, three, four, and five, for count two, he was jailed for three years, count three, five years, count four, three years, and bagged five years for count five.
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