On Friday, Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, better known as Baba Ijesha, claimed that comedienne Damilola Adekoya, aka Princess, was his girlfriend at an Ikeja Special Offences Court.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, the actor revealed this while testifying as the second defense witness in the case of Princess 14-year-old foster daughter defilement.
“We were dating, my lord,” Baba Ijesha said, “we slept together, I touched her, she touched me, she kissed me, and I kissed her,” defense counsel Mr. Dada Awosika (SAN) stated.
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The defendant also told the court about his claimed encounter with the performer.
While working as an On-Air-Personality with Radio Lagos and LTV 8, he claims he received a phone call from Princess.
“She requested that I promote her on my show. That’s how it all began.
“Princess informed me that she wanted to join the Yoruba part since the English section was inadequate.
She stated that Ali Baba and Buchi are both awful.
He said, “She also requested that I introduce her to my producer.”
He promised to elevate her during the relationship, according to the defendant.
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Baba Ijesha described what happened in 2014, the day he allegedly sexually abused Princess’s foster daughter with a vehicle key, saying he received a phone call from Princess the day after he returned from seeing his wife in the United Kingdom.
The suspect claimed Princess told him she was battling ill-health and needed some fruits.
According to him, he got some fruits and took them to her home.
“Immediately I opened the door, I saw Princess half-naked and I told her that I was outside, your fruit is inside the car.
“Few minutes after, the young girl (Princess’s foster daughter) came to pick the fruits from the car; and she left,” he said.
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Director of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Dr. Jide Martins, said Baba Ijesha denied defiling the minor in 2014 with his car key during a visit to her foster mother’s home.
He, however, admitted knowing the victim since she was seven years old.
“Princess is not my benefactor, she’s the one who benefitted from me,” he said.
Baba Ijesha, almost in tears during the cross-examination, said that the evidence he gave in court in his defence was not an afterthought.
He described Princess as a jilted lover, saying that much evidence existed to show that he and Princess were in a relationship, though such evidence was not tendered in court.
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, delivering judgement, adjourned the case until March 11 for continuation of defence.
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Baba Ijesha is facing a six-count charge bordering on sexual assault, indecent treatment of a child and, attempted sexual assault by penetration.
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