Baba Ijesha arraigned, remanded in prison custody
A Yaba Chief Magistrates Court, yesterday, remanded popular Nollywood actor, Mr. James Olanrewaju, popularly known as Baba Ijesha in prison custody, pending his proper arraignment before a High Court that has jurisdiction to handle his trial.
Magistrate Peter Nwaka gave the ruling, when the Baba Ijesha matter came up before him.
Already, the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions has filed a five-count on sexual assault against him before the High Court.
Court Magistrate, Oluwatoyin Oghre initially granted him bail on May 16, 2021 on the condition of providing two sureties.
Omiyinka was formally arraigned before the court, yesterday, to answer to rape charges, following the suspension of a month-long industrial action by judicial workers.
The Magistrate stated that the magistrate court has no jurisdiction to rule on the bail because the Lagos State Government has filed the case at the High Court.
Baba Ijesha was brought into the premises of the magistrate court around 12pm, amongst other suspects.
The court clerk read out five-count charges of indecent treatment of a child, defilement of a child, sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault, which contravened Sections 135, 137, 261, 202, 262 and 263 of the Lagos State Criminal Law 2015.
