Olanrewaju also recognised as Baba Ijesha has disowned the confessional announcement attributed to him in the sexual offences charge pressed against him.
He stated he was compelled to sign the assertion when thugs beat and tortured him to admit to the stated offence.
The defendant disclosed this at some point of the trial-within-trial held on Friday earlier than Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Court in Ikeja.
He said he was once overwhelmed with a stick, compelled to sit on the flooring in order to signal the statement.
He also claimed that the whole lot in the statement used to be dictated to the police by way of the comedienne, Ms. Damilola Adekola a.k.a Princess who is the complainant.
While being led in proof through one of his counsel, Dada Awosika, SAN, he said: “My material used to be torn, I was pressured to sit on the ground. My body used to be shaking. They confirmed me the statement, I did no longer volunteer the statement. I was just asked to sign it. Princess dictated the whole lot to them.
He stated further that when Insp. Oname Abigail arrived at Princess’ residence on April 19, the day he used to be arrested, the complainant hid some boys who had been beating him internal a room earlier than permitting her to come inside.
He stated that when he used to be led outside, some boys again got here and beat him until he was once rescued by means of some police officers who took him on a bike to Sabo Divisional Police Headquarters and locked him up in a cell.
During cross-examination by means of the prosecuting counsel, Yusuf Sule, Baba Ijesha insisted he did not volunteer the statement however that the content used to be dictated to the police through the complainant.
He also denied knowledge of the modern-day residence of the complainant, insisting that only her former dwelling was recognised to him.
He, however, confirmed he volunteered small print such as names of his father, mother, foremost and secondary colleges attended, his age, motives for losing out of the University of Lagos, Akoka.
But Baba Ijesha failed to respond when confronted with the aid of the prosecution that the IPO could not have acknowledged these important points if he did no longer volunteer any data to her.
The police consultant insisted that Baba Ijesha voluntarily made the announcement under warning and accepted of it when it was examine to him.
Insp. Abigail insisted she examine cautionary phrases to Baba Ijesha and that he instructed her he understood English and everything she examine to him.
Tribune Online reports that Baba Ijesha is going through a six-count cost bordering on allegations of indecent remedy of a child, sexual assault, tried sexual assault via penetration, and sexual assault by using penetration. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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