As gathered from PUNCH, a senior officer of the Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that a directive had been given for the release of Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, from custody.
The Police source said that court had ceased from sitting due to the ongoing strike by members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria and the suspect could not be detained indefinitely without a trial.
The source disclosed that investigations into the allegation leveled against the actor revealed that he did not defile the victim, adding that the victim confirmed the same when questioned.
“There was no case of defilement, people are just talking out of sentiment. They are not talking from the point of law. We interviewed all parties involved in the case for three hours today (Wednesday).
“The mother complained that her child was at the age of seven when she was defiled and the child pointed at Baba Ijesha. But the case was not reported until she was 14 years and under the law, the case has become statute-barred," the police source stated.
According to the Police source, CCTV footage assessed showed nowhere it was captured that the suspect defiled the victim, but however only showed the suspect touching the victim's body and nothing such of sexual intercourse occured, as the victim also confirmed same.
“A test was recently done on the victim and it was discovered that she had penetration. Is it the penetration of seven years that is still evident now, and who penetrated her then? Is there any medical report linking the man (Omiyinka) to the crime?," the source added.
The source however said that despite granting Baba Ijesha bail, investigations would continue as legal opinion is being sought from the state Ministry of Justice.
Meanwhile, popular comedienne, Adekola Adekoya, Aka Princess, has narrated details of the incident during a live broadcast on Instagram on Wednesday, April 28.
She said people who were compassionate about her childlessness, entrusted the victim and five other children to her care, adding that after Baba Ijesha allegedly defiled the minor, her foster child, she started behaving abnormally.
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