Baba Ijesha: Maximum sentence must be passed on actor – FG

Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has reacted to the rape allegation against Yoruba actor, Baba Ijesha.

This case has garnered several reactions from his folks in the entertainment industry, some who sympathized with and others that have vowed to make sure he pays for his crime.

Reacting to this in a tweet, Dabiri-Erewa described the act by Baba Ijesha as despicable.

She demanded for support for the victim’s foster mother, Princess, noting that the actor’s plea should not be accepted but he must be made to face the maximum sentence of at least 14 years in prison.

Her tweet read:

“ So despicable! The act by Yoruba actor, Baba Ijesha who defied a girl, at 7 and later at 14 years!! Who knows how many the paedophile could have damaged if he was not caught. I sponsored the violence against person’s law. The penalty is nothing less than 14 years in prison.

“His plea bargain 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, fully tried and maximum sentence passed on him.”

Meanwhile, the Lagos Police Commissioner, Hakeem Odumosu, on Thursday, while giving update on the matter debunked news that Baba Ijesha would be released soon, adding that he was still being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Panti, pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).