Yoruba actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha who is enmeshed in a rape scandal has been granted bail on health grounds.
This was revealed on Monday evening by his lawyer, Adesina Ogunlana via a live broadcast on his Facebook page.
According to Mr Ogunlana,Baba Ijesha was granted bail by Chief Magistrate Oluwatoyin Oghre around 5 p.m. on Monday, however,his team was yet to perfect the bail conditions.
Mr Ogunlana, a former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja branch, had earlier raised an alarm on Baba Ijesha’s deteriorating health condition in a letter addressed to the Lagos state Commissioner of Police seeking the actor’s bail on Friday.
He also revealed that “the actor was traumatised and now walks with difficulties in police detention”.
Baba Ijesha is under investigation by the Lagos State police command for allegedly raping a 14-year-old-girl in the home of comedienne Adekola Adekanya, A.K.A Princess, since April 22.
The actor has since been detaineed for over three weeks without arraignment due to the ongoing strike by the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN).
Mr Ogunlana on Monday evening, said the approval of Baba Ijesha’s bail application was a welcome development.
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