Baba Ijesha Traumatised, Emaciated In Detention – Says Lawyer

Baba Ijesha Traumatised, Emaciated In Detention – Says Lawyer

 

 

 

 

Lawyer to the embattled actor, Baba Ijesha has released a fresh statement on his client.

Glamtush reports that Adesina Ogunlana, lawyer to embattled Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James Omiyinka better known as Baba Ijesha has revealed that his client is traumatized, weak, and growing lean in police detention.

In the letter obtained by The Nation to Lagos Police Commissioner, Ogunlana demanded his client should be released on bail.

He noted that Baba Ijesha’s colleague Yomi Fabiyi is ready to stand surety for him.

Glamtush earlier reported that Baba Ijesha has been in police custody since his arrest in April for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old, the foster daughter of comedienne, Princess.

Ogunlana in his letter titled ‘Re: Olanrewaju James Omiyinka application for immediate grant of bail’ urged the police to release Baba Ijesha on bail, adding that the accused has become abnormally weak and lean in detention.

Part of the letter reads: “We are aware that a piece of legal advice on our client’s matter has been issued about two weeks ago, disclosing prospective charges of bailable character.

“From all indications, the investigation has been concluded in his matter and it is inconceivable that the issuance of legal advice will now be a basis for the denial of bail as you have been widely reported in the press to have claimed.

“We submit that the continuous detention of Mr Olanrewaju James Omiyinka at your SCID Panti Yaba facility, for about thirty days now, in our respectful view, is in gross breach of his fundamental human rights as cognisable under the 1999 constitution the grand norm of the nation’s legal architecture.

“As of today when I met with Omiyinka in the company of his thespian colleague and ready surety, Mr Yomi Fabiyi, he appeared traumatised, emaciated, and walked with a limp in his right leg. May I assure you, sir, that Mr Omiyinka is not a flight risk and he is prepared to face trial.”

Angela Davies

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