Princess invited me, was half-naked when I got to her house – Baba Ijesha

<p>Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, also known as Baba Ijesha, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Friday, that comedienne Damilola Adekoya, alias Princess, was his lover.</p>, <p>NAN reports that the actor said this as he testified as the second defence witness for alleged defilement of Princess 14-year-old foster daughter.</p>, <p>Led in evidence by defence counsel, Mr. Dada Awosika (SAN), Baba Ijesha said, “We were dating, my lord; We slept together, I touched her, she touched me, she kissed me and I kissed her.”</p>, <p>The defendant also informed the court how he allegedly met the entertainer.</p>, <p>He said he received a phone call from Princess while he was working as an On-Air-Personality with Radio Lagos and LTV 8.</p>, <p>“She told me to promote her on my programme. That’s how we started.</p>, <p>“Princess told me she wanted to join the Yoruba section because the English section is bad. She said Ali Baba is bad, Buchi is bad.</p>, <p>“She also asked that I introduce her to my producer,” he said.</p>, <p>The defendant said that in the course of the relationship, he promised to promote her.</p>, <p>Narrating what transpired in 2014, the day he allegedly sexually molested Princess’s foster daughter with a car key, Baba Ijesha said that in October 2014, a day after he returned from visiting his wife in the United Kingdom, he got a phone call from Princess.</p>, <p>The suspect claimed Princess told him she was battling ill-health and needed some fruits.</p>, <p>According to him, he got some fruits and took them to her home.</p>, <p>“Immediately I opened the door, I saw Princess half-naked and I told her that I was outside, your fruit is inside the car.</p>, <p>“Few minutes after, the young girl (Princess’s foster daughter) came to pick the fruits from the car; and she left,” he said.</p>, <p>Director of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Dr. Jide Martins, said Baba Ijesha denied defiling the minor in 2014 with his car key during a visit to her foster mother’s home.</p>, <p>He, however, admi