{"id":42958,"date":"2021-04-28T13:26:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T13:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=42958"},"modified":"2021-04-28T13:27:00","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T13:27:00","slug":"baba-ijesha-betrayed-my-trust-princess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=42958","title":{"rendered":"Baba Ijesha betrayed my trust \u2013 Princess"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"How<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Seven days after police arrested popular actor, Olanrewaju James aka Baba Ijesha for allegedly defiling a minor seven years ago, his colleague, Damilola Adekoya aka Princess, has opened up on what led to the arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an emotional-laden video on Instagram, Princess narrated how Baba Ijesha, whom he allowed into her home for help, turned around to defile one of the children she housed as a guardian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Princess, in the 16- minute video, couldn\u2019t help fight back the tears as she narrated how Baba Ijesha defiled the young lady and how he was eventually caught on camera through a hatched plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The genesis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve heard and read what had been written and said in the past few days. I don\u2019t even wish anybody should go through what I am going through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome years ago, I had challenges with my marriage and I lost my baby so some parents in my area, out of compassion, allowed their children to love me so that I don\u2019t feel lonely. They were six children \u2013 three boys and three girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow, Baba Ijesha had challenges and he asked me for help, so I tried my best. I registered him in a lesson, sat him for GCE and we even tried to get him into UNILAG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The defilement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, he came that day and said he needed more help, so I allowed the children the three boys who wanted to go and play, and the youngest girl that followed them. My aunt was also around and Baba Ijesha was also around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, when my aunt was leaving, I had to go downstairs to see her off and lock the gate and I didn\u2019t know what happened in the spate of three to four minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe following week, the school called me to come and see my child. They said the girl sat on the brother\u2019s leg and she started walking somehow. The also called the attention of the biological parents, who were staunch-born again Christians. They said the problem is probably spiritual, so they started praying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second defilement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMeanwhile, I didn\u2019t know he had warned her not to tell anybody and to make sure she didn\u2019t tell anybody, he came back the next day to be sure if she had told anyone or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe came in and said he bought some fruits and the girl should follow him to the car to get the fruits. When she got to the car, he used his key to defile her again after the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter then he didn\u2019t come to my house again, but every time he needed assistance, he would call me to render help, so when people started saying he has been defiling her for seven years, I felt sad and bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFine, he defiled her, assaulted her and we just found but he never came to our house again, he was dodging me, so when he needed my assistance again, he called and I told him I wasn\u2019t feeling fine because of my wedding which ended and it was wrong for me to be the one coming to him when he was the one that needed my assistance. He apologised and said he called because he was shooting and I said it\u2019s okay and decided to go see him. I noticed he was avoiding me but I didn\u2019t know why.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The psychological effect on the victim<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen the child started failing in school. I would pay for a private lesson and all. I even discussed with my family and the girl\u2019s biological parents but they all said we should keep praying and I should keep the kids with me because I was also seeking a child of my own. I expressed to them that something is wrong with the child but everyone told me to have faith and fast and we all kept fasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis continued but after two years, nothing changed but they all said I was nagging too much on the girl. All the children are grown now and they are all in boarding houses, so a friend of mine advised me to adopt a baby I can call my own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo in January 2020, I decided to adopt a baby but I was still worried about the girl\u2019s condition and I wanted to get to the root of the problem. The children were home during 2020 because coronavirus kept us all at home and I wasn\u2019t able to adopt a child.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan to nab Baba Ijesha<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo, last month, I decided to adopt a baby because the children will be returning to school. I never imagined this was happening right under my nose because, for several years, I have been helping abused children and women with domestic violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy friend and I called the girl one day after she saw a film that had myself and Baba Ijesha in it and just couldn\u2019t be herself again. For several years after she had been molested and defiled, she never saw Baba Ijesha again and after much pleas, she told us what happened and I was so shocked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cImmediately, I reached out to Baba Ijesha via Instagram DM because I tried calling him and his number wasn\u2019t connecting. I told him I wanted to shoot a film and needed him for a role and he agreed to come and over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy mum and I had planned to sit him down and ask him the truth about the matter but my sister and friend had advised me to ensure I get evidence because he might deny it and people will support him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The expose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOn the day he was coming, I called in the CCTV company and they installed the CCTV. We asked everyone to go out and stay in the neighbour\u2019s house and the girl became jittery and afraid because since the incident she hasn\u2019t seen him again. Baba Ijesha later got in while those that came to install the CCTV were leaving and when he queried about them, I told him they were DSTV representatives and that I was going with them but will come back much later., so I dropped my phone and went out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShortly after we stepped out, we started monitoring Baba Ijesha\u2019s moves on a mobile phone. We noticed that he checked all the rooms to be sure he was all alone with the girl. He even checked for cameras, then he started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t begin to relate the things he did because we were monitoring him on the phone but when she stood up to go into the kitchen and we knew there were no cameras there, we came in and called the police immediately. They picked him up and I asked him why and what led him to do what he did. He started talking gibberish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s sad to know that some people were asking for the video evidence and I wonder why and what for? The police have begun their investigation and Baba Ijesha confessed four times. Why would I want to set him up? Someone I was helping for years, what will I gain?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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