Princess Always Sleeps In My Room, She’s My Ex-Lover – Baba Ijesha Tells Court

Embattled Yoruba actor Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, revealed that actress and comedienne Damilola Adekoya, popularly known as Princess, was his lover.

Baba Ijesha, was called to the witness box on Friday at the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos, where he testified as a witness in his case.

Princess was absent from court. Her lawyer, O.B Akinde, was, however, present.

It was the first time the actor, would be the sole witness in an alleged rpe case that has lingered since April 2021.

Baba Ijesha revealed that actress and comedienne Damilola Adekoya, popularly known as Princess, was his lover during the hearing.

Baba Ijesha told the court that he met Princess for the first time in 2014.

Baba Ijesha said their first encounter was via a telephone call while anchoring his LTV and Lagos Radio program, which streamed every Tuesday.

He said the actress called in during one of his shows and described herself as a die-hard fan.

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He said: “Princess called me and said, ‘baba Ijesha, I am a dying fan, even my family, we love you so much.”

The actor also stated that Princess would later call him after the show at about 8 pm.

“want to join your caucus. Someone advised me to join the Yoruba comic movie caucus. Alibaba is bad, Buchi is bad, and Stand Up Nigeria comedy is not good for me,” Baba Ijesha said while recounting his telephone conversation with Princess.

Baba Ijesha said Princess requested his producer’s number, and he obliged.

He claimed it marked the beginning of their friendship.

He also mentioned that the first movie he featured with the actress Princess spurred a relationship between both actors.

In February 2014, Baba Ijesha said that his friendship with Princess metamorphosed into a romantic one in October 2014.

“While we were at any movie location, Princess would pass the night at my hotel room. I was having issues with my wife at the time. So Princess collected my wife’s number to try to reconcile us.

“I” was expecting to hear from her, but all to no avail. Finally, after three weeks, she called me and said, “Baba Ijesha, where are you?” I” said I was in Lagos. She told me to come to Aguda. When I arrived at Princess house, she asked me to greet her mother. I prostrated and greeted her mother.”

“Baba Ijesha further explained that he and Princess’ mum are namesakes even though she is fondly called ‘Ma’a Larne.’

‘The duo became closer, and their bond grew tighter.

Baba Ijesha said Princess’ encouraged him to take care of her daughter.

“She said, take care of Princess. I know she is a stubborn girl.”

I responded by saying that we were only friends, and she asked if I wanted to marry my enemy?”

“after her Mother endorsed their friendship,’ Baba Ijesha said he and Princess became intimate.

“Princess always sleeps in my room, and I touch her, she touches me, she kisses me, I kiss her, by that time we were dating.” Baba Ijesha said.

“I promised to promote her. I can’t do anything to affect her career, and I cannot hurt a woman.”

Baba Ijesha was overwhelmed with emotions and broke down in tears at this point in court.

He continued, “I travelled to check on my wife who went for her masters in London, when I came back Princess called me.

She said she was sick and asked me to buy her fruit. So I drove to her house. I saw her half-naked. I told her the fruit was in the car, so she sent the child Bukumi to collect it.

Baba Ijesha also narrated the countless times Princess called him ‘her husband’s in public and lavished care and attention on him.

Baba Ijesha said before April 19 to 2021 that Princess sent him several WhatsApp messages inviting him to partake in his movie production.

He said: “She has been sending me messages on WhatsApp since April 17, 2021. First, she sent a message on Whatsapp. She said, ‘Hello,’ have a production, and I want you to play a sub lead.”

The “actor said that he was in Ogun state when he got the message but rushed down to Lagos on April 19 for the production.

Baba Ijesha claimed Princess told him that the production was a Lagos State Project against Rape, and another actress, Iyabo Ojo, was involved in the production.

The defendant (Baba Ijesha) printed his Whatsapp messages exchanges with the complainant (Princess) with his Samsung cell phone, which he gave the court as exhibits.

Baba Ijesha asked Princess what role he would be playing in the project, and she told him he would be playing the role of a lover boy, unlike his previous roles in movies in which he acted like an older man.

Baba Ijesha said that he felt uneasy about the project because there was no script, and it was to be shot at Princess’ house, but she asked him to do a short skit that didn’t require scripts so that she could present it to the producers.

He said he was asked to improvise.

Baba Ijesha was still skeptical about the ‘movie,’ ‘but Princess insisted that they had already rehearsed.

He said: ”I asked her what are we going to do, she said we were going to rehearse. So she brought the young girl, Bukumi, and said that I could kiss her, suck her, and pretend to be acting in a child molestation scene”.

“When I got to the house that day, I met 12 people, whom I thought were members of the crew, but when we wanted to start our rehearsal, Princess told them to go.”

“My lord, all the scenes you saw in that video were acting, and it was a skit”, He said

The skit which Baba Ijesha was referring to was CCTV footage, which Princess had presented.

During his hearing on February 17, one of the witnesses in the case claimed Baba Ijesha and the minor were merely acting out a script.

He said they started acting the rape scene in a dark room that Princess recorded with a phone.

To make the young lady comfortable, Baba Ijesha said that he asked the young lady how old she was and if she had a boyfriend, her response was, ” I am an adult.”