James Olanrewaju, a Nollywood actor, also known as Baba Ijesha, has denied his confessional statement in the child defilement case brought against him by the Lagos State government.

Olanrewaju told Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Lagos Special Sexual Offences Court, Ikeja, during his trial-within-trial that he signed the statement under duress, Tribune reports.

According to the actor, he was beaten with a stick, forced to sit on the floor before he signed the statement. SLEEKGIST

He said everything in the statement was dictated to the police by the comedinete and complainant, Ms Damilola Adekola a.k.a Princess.

The defendant was being led in evidence by one of his counsels, Dada Awosika (SAN) during a trial-within-trial of the voluntariness of his statement before Justice Taiwo.

“My cloth was torn, I was forced to sit on the ground. My body was.....SEE FULL SORY https://sleekgist.com/i-was-beaten-signed-confessional-statement-under-duress-actor-baba-ijesha-standing-trial-for-child-defilement/

What is this one saying? Nigeria is truly a lawless country else a rapist won't be out here freely talking about been tortured and humiliated. Rubbish

What about the video? I guess you were rehearsing a role for a movie

Lawyers at work

Ozuor.....were you under duress when the CCTV captured you?