Baba Ijesha to face sexual assault, defilement charges — Lagos AG
Olanrewaju Omiyinka (also known as Baba Ijesha) LAGOS State Government , has recommended five sexual assault and defilement charges against Nollywood actor, James Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha . A statement by the state's Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, stated that after due consideration of the case file forwarded to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, DPP, by the Police on April 30, 2021, a prima facie case was established against Baba Ijesha. Onigbanjo stated that Baba Ijesha will be charged under the following provisions of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015: Section 135, Indecent Treatment of a Child, punishable by seven years imprisonment; Section 137, Defilement of a Child, punishable by life imprisonment; Section 261, Sexual Assault by Penetration, punishable by life imprisonment; Section 262, Attempted Sexual Assault by Penetration, punishable by 14 years imprisonment, and Section 263, Sexual Assault, pu...