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Three months after actor Olanrewaju “Baba Ijesha” James was released from prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, he has broken his silence.
On 15 November 2025, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Baba Ijesha was freed three years into a 16-year prison sentence handed down by the Ikeja Special Offences Court in July 2022.
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Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo delivered the judgment after a rape trial that spanned more than 12 months, following his arrest and arraignment in June 2021.
However, in a music video titled “Eniwaye Dáràn” uploaded to his YouTube page on Thursday, the actor recounted the events that led to his imprisonment and detailed his experiences behind bars.
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He further alleged that actress and comedienne Damilola “Princess Comedian ” Adekoya orchestrated the setup that resulted in his conviction.
Prison ordeal
He sang as he recounted his ordeal: “I was sent to Kirikiri by a woman. A lot of people suffered innocently. I trusted innocently, but I was betrayed. I saw hell in the hand of the She Devil. She said, ‘Kill him, he mustn’t talk.’ I suffered in vain. This is the full story. Please listen to me. This incident happened on the 21st of April 2021. I had an emergency call from Princess Devil. She said I should hurry down to her place because she had prepared my favourite meal: delicious pounded yams with lobster and bush meat, all mixed into egusi soup.
“She said it’s on point, and I accepted the invitation. I didn’t know it was a trap. The world is difficult. However, she told me earlier about a production. She said, ‘Listen to me, Baba Ijesha, you wouldn’t act like an old man but a young man.’ She said she was taking me to another level, but I didn’t suspect that it was a trap to send me to Kirikiri and Panti. I was elated and drove down to her place. I didn’t know it was a trap.”
“She Devil”
Furthermore, Baba Ijesha stated that when he arrived at Princess Comedian, whom he referred to as “She Devil” in the song, she was preparing the meal.
He added that he appreciated her effort in preparing the food and asked whether he had arrived late, as there were already many people on the ground.
“When I got there, she said preparation of the meal was still ongoing and that she was exhausted. I appreciated her effort. I asked if I was already late because I met people there. She said she wants the whole world to see me in a different light.
“I started the job, you people already know how much I love to do my job. We started rehearsal and were giving them what they wanted me to do, but alas, it was a scheme, it was a setup. She wants to exploit my fame to regain relevance. She Devil is wicked. The guilty are walking freely. You’re demanding the head of an innocent man. It’s really frustrating”, he said.
Advice
The actor further cautioned his fans and Nigerians to exercise care when interacting with acquaintances or friends they have not seen for many years.
He claimed that some people could harbour ill intentions, citing Princess Comedian as an example, who he alleged orchestrated his imprisonment despite him committing no offence.
Baba Ijesha also recounted that Princess Comedian had called him, requesting his help to revive her fading fame, insisting that her popularity was dwindling.
He noted, “Any person you’re meeting after so many years, my people, any friend you’re meeting after so many years, my fans, such a person can’t be trusted. He may now be a different person, wicked; flee from them. The world is wicked, man is wicked, worse than a venomous snake. Learn from my mistakes.
“This is my advice to my fans, wise and swift: Be careful with friends and associates. The Princess She Devil I’m talking about, she called me in the first place to relaunch her back into fame because her fame is fast going into extinction. So many elders in the industry and the youth I trusted betrayed me. They want to stop my fame because of my glory. Welcome me back from the centre of Tiger.”
READ ALSO: Lagos govt lists Baba Ijesha on sex offenders register, clarifies his prison release
Backstory
This newspaper reported that following Baba Ijesha’s release, the Lagos State Government added his name to the sex offenders register.
The government clarified that the ex-convict had not been exonerated of his sexual assault offences.
It emphasised that although Baba Ijesha had completed his jail term, he remained guilty of sexual assault and the indecent treatment of a child.
The agency added that the step was taken “in line with Section 37 of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency Law 2021”.
The confirmation of his inclusion on the sex offenders register came after Princess Comedian petitioned the state government to ensure his name was recorded.
