Abike Dabiri, the chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora
Commission (NIDCOM), has slammed Baba Ijesha, the Yoruba actor who admitted to
molesting a 14-year-old girl.
Social media has been awash with criticism as public figures
kicked against any likelihood of the suspect’s action.
In a tweet on Thursday, Dabiri dismissed Baba Ijesha’s plea
for mercy as portrayed in a now-viral video where he confessed to the crime.
She also pointed out that the case would earn him no less
than 14 years imprisonment.
“So despicable! The
act by Yoruba actor, Baba Ijesha, who defied a girl, at 7 years and later at 14
years! Who knows how many the pedophile could have damaged if he wasn’t
caught,” Dabiri wrote.
“I sponsored the violence against person’s law. The penalty
is nothing less than 14 years in prison. His plea begging on some video I
watched should not be acceptable.
“We should all do all we can to support the girl’s foster
mother, Princess, to ensure this case goes to court and fully tried, and
maximum sentence passed on him.”
His plea begging on some video I watched should not be acceptable. We should all do all we can to support the girl’s Foster mother, Princess, to ensure this case goes to court and fully tried , and maximum sentence passed on him.
— Abike Dabiri-Erewa (@abikedabiri) April 29, 2021
Iyabo Ojo and Comedian Princess, the victim’s foster mother,
had earlier protested the alleged plan to release Baba Ijesha from police
custody on Friday.
In his confession, the suspect had said: “Please, I don’t really know what happened to me but I’m begging you. What’s is happening to me is more than being drunk. Please forgive me. I’m sorry, I won’t do it again.”
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