The 14-year-old foster daughter of famous Nigerian comedienne, Princess has given an account of how she was allegedly assaulted by Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka also known as Baba Ijesha.
In a video played during proceedings at an Ikeja Special Offences Court, the minor revealed that the 49-year-old Nollywood actor told her he was her boyfriend.
Based on the information gathered, the video was a taped recording of the minor’s forensic interview that was carried out May 15 by Mrs Olabisi Ajayi-Kayode, a child expert and the Executive Director of the Cece Yara Foundation.
The video was played when Ajayi-Kayode was cross-examined by the defence counsel, Babatunde Ogala (SAN).
During the interview, the minor described what transpired between her and Baba Ijesha on April 19 when they both met at her foster mother’s home.
She said when Baba Ijesha came into the house, he first acted like he was on the phone with someone and that he started checking the apartment to confirm whether anyone was home before he came to her.
According to the minor, “He (Baba Ijesha) said ‘you’re a smart young girl, my baby. Do you have a boyfriend?’ I said no and he said ‘since you do not have a boyfriend now that you’re much more mature, you’re now mine, I am your boyfriend’.
“He said I used to teach you some times when you were small. I asked him what things so that I could record him with my phone. My phone was under the throw pillow because I thought he wanted to confess to what he did seven years ago but I was unable to record him.
“He said don’t you remember me and you used to play together, I used to teach you some things when you were small.
“Me and you had a contract and I asked him what contract? He asked me to sit on his legs and I said no and he told me that when you were small you were not afraid. Now you’re afraid.
“He began touching me s*xually and he had asked me to bring him some water. When I went to the kitchen he also followed me and it was at this point that my mother and the other men (CCTV company staff) came in.”
