Baba Ijesa not found guilty of rape. Princess should be punished for parental negligence- Yomi Fabiyi
Nollywood actor, Yomi Fabiyi has said that his friend, Olanrewaju James, aka Baba Ijesa was not found guilty of rape, even as he argued that the foster mother of the sexually assaulted girl, Princess, should be punished for parental negligence.
Recall that an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday, July 14, convicted Baba Ijesa of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, and attempted sexual assault in a 2-hour judgement.
He was however discharged and acquitted of counts one and count six, which were: sexual assault by penetration and attempted sexual assault by penetration.
Baba Ijesha was then sentenced to 16 years in jail.
Reacting after his sentencing, Yomi Fabiyi ignored the other charges Baba Ijesha was found guilty of and focused on the one he was acquitted of.
He wrote: “The DEFENDANT(Baba Ijesa) NOT found guilty of The defilement(rape) with CAR KEY as charged (1&6) for lack of evidence, which he still denied ever committing BUT has been found guilty of few other charges (bordering) on sexual assault (as seen in the video 2,3,4,5). Any indecent act against children is unacceptable and I have never and will never support such.”
“CHILDREN ARE MEANT TO BE PROTECTED. And I will insist that PARENTAL NEGLIGENCE is equally punishable under section 30(3) Child Rights Act. It is imprisonment for ten years!”
“However, if the defendant insists that he is innocent of the other charges. It is within his rights if he chooses to appeal. And if he exhausts all options and the judgement stands, he should serve his term and I hope he will learn his lessons and turn a new leaf.”
