Nollywood actor Baba Ijesha has revisited the child sexual abuse case that led to his imprisonment, claiming he was framed and that people conspired against him.
The actor made the claims during an interview with Agbaletu Uncensored, where he denied being a paedophile and said he did not understand the meaning of the word until he was in prison.
“I am not a paedophile, I don’t even know what it means until I was in prison,” he said.
Baba Ijesha also disputed the circumstances surrounding the incident, claiming he had never visited the house where he was captured on camera.
“The house where I was caught on camera, I have never been there before,” he said.
Recounting his response to the allegation that he used a key to deflower a seven-year-old girl, the actor said he invoked his own daughter while addressing his accusers in prison.
“They said I used a key to deflower a 7-year-old. I told them I also have a girl child; when is time they should do likewise to her if I truly did it. I laid that curse,” he said.
He further claimed that someone had warned him about the incident before it happened, although he said he only remembered the person’s name afterwards.
His comments revisit a case that resulted in his imprisonment. However, the claims made during the interview are his account of the events and do not, on their own, alter the outcome of the case.
