Alleged defilement: Princess is my ex-lover — Baba Ijesha; denies molesting foster daughter
Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James (alias Baba Ijesha) on Friday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that comedienne Damilola Adekoya (alias Princess) was his former lover.
The actor testified as the second defence witness at his trial for alleged defilement of 14-year-old foster daughter of Princess.
Led in evidence by defence counsel, Mr Dada Awosika (SAN), Baba Ijesha described the nature of the relationship he allegedly had with Princess.
“We were dating, my lord; she always slept in my room. We slept together, I touched her, she touched me, she kissed me and I kissed her,” he said.
Earlier, the defendant told the court how he allegedly met the comedienne.
He said he received a phone call from Princess while he was an on-air personality on Radio Lagos and LTV 8.
“She said she was my number one fan and she asked me to promote her on my programme. That is how we started.
“She told me she wanted to join the Yoruba section because the English section is bad, Ali Baba is bad, Buchi is bad. She also asked me to introduce her to my producer,” he said.
The defendant said that in the course of the relationship, he met Princess’s mother and she gave him her nickname which is “Mama Larry”.
He said that Princess’s mother advised him to take care of her daughter and that though her daughter was stubborn, he could handle her.
“I promised to promote her, I cannot allow anything to affect her career, I cannot hurt a woman, I’ve never done it in my life,” he said.
Narrating what transpired in 2014, the day he allegedly sexually molested Princess’s foster daughter with a car key, he said that in October 2014, a day after he returned from visiting his wife in the United Kingdom, he received a phone from Princess.
He said the comedienne informed him that she was battling ill-health and needed some fruits.
According to him, he bought some fruits and took them to her home.
“Immediately I opened the door to her house, I saw her half-naked and I told her that I was outside, your fruit is inside the car.
“Few minutes after, the young girl (Princess’s foster daughter) came to pick the fruits from the car; she even met some area boys asking me for money. I gave her the fruits and she left,” he said.
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