The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has confirmed that Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has been added to the Lagos State Sex Offenders Register after completing his jail term for sexually assaulting a minor.
Reports has it that the actor, convicted in 2021, was sentenced to jail for offences involving the assault of a 14-year-old girl.
A widely circulated but unverified video seen by our correspondent on Saturday showed the actor seated in a vehicle shortly after his release, appearing relieved and saying he needed rest.
The update from the Lagos State Government followed an Online report in which the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN, dismissed claims that the actor had been cleared by the Court of Appeal.
Pedro described the circulating claims as “false, misleading and irresponsible,” stressing that the conviction still stands.
In a post shared on X on Sunday, the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency restated the government’s position, quoting the Attorney-General as saying: “Mr Olanrewaju James was not cleared of the offences of sexual assault and indecent treatment of a child.”
He warned that the assertions being circulated by actor Yomi Fabiyi were “wholly untrue and capable of alarming the public.”
