Olanrewaju James, aka Baba Ijesha, a Nollywood actor, has petitioned the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, to overturn his conviction in a Lagos State High Court for sexual assault of a child.

On July 14, 2022, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo (retd.) of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court sentenced Baba Ijesha to five years in jail for sexually assaulting a juvenile.

However, Baba Ijesha was displeased with the decision and filed an appeal to dispute his five-year prison sentence.

Baba Ijesha, via his attorney Kayode Olabiran, told the appeal court on Tuesday that his client was set up and that he followed a script that his colleague encouraged him to act on.
“The Appellant was set up. The Appellant is an actor. He acted in a script that he was invited to act by his colleague (PW1), Damilola Adekoya,” he said.

But the Director of Public Prosecution, Dr Babajide Martins, urged the court to dismiss the appeal for lacking in merit and also a misconception.

He urged the court to affirm the judgment of the lower court.