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Thursday, June 24, 2021

Court grants Baba Ijesha bail

The judge ordered that one of the sureties must be a blood relative of the defendant and the other, a lawyer.

• June 24, 2021
Baba Ijesha
Olanrewaju James (alias Baba Ijesha)

Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offences Court has granted bail in the sum of two million naira and two sureties to Nollywood actor Olarenwaju James (alias Baba Ijesha).

The judge ordered that one of the sureties must be a blood relative of the defendant and the other, a lawyer.

The defendant is facing a six-count charge bordering on indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault by penetration.

Details shortly …

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