Nollywood actor Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment by the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court.
Baba Ijesha is facing six counts of child defilement that include indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault by penetration.
Delivering the judgement on Thursday, Justice Taiwo said the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of all the charges against him.
The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions, which proffered the charges against the actor, argued that the offences contravene Section 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. However, a Closed-Circuit Television video recording detailing his relationship with the victim said to be a minor was played in court.
The judge thereafter found the defendant guilty of two of the six counts against him.
Thelagostimes recalls that the defendant was arraigned on June 24, 2021.