Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka aka Baba Ijesha is set
to be released from police custody due to the ongoing strike by members of the
Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, which has made it impossible for the courts to
sit.
According to a report by Punch Newspaper, a senior policer
in Lagos State revealed that a directive has been issued to release him within
the next 24 hours as the suspect could not be detained indefinitely without
trial.
According to the source: “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.
Regarding this new case, the CCTV footage has been assessed
and nowhere was it captured that Baba Ijesha defiled her. The footage only
showed him touching the victim’s body but it never showed him having any sexual
intercourse with the girl.
The girl also confirmed the same thing. So, in law, it is a
case of indecent assault and not sexual harassment, and it is open to bail. So,
can we continue to keep him when the offence is subject to bail and when there
is no court sitting?
That is against his fundamental human rights and the police
do not work on sentiments. Directives have been given out for his release on
bail.”
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