Comedian Olanrewaju Omiyinka, alias Baba Ijesha, has disowned a former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja branch Adesina Ogunlana as his lawyer.
In a disclaimer made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos, Baba Ijesha said that he never briefed Mr. Ogunlana to be his legal representative.
“I wish to state categorically and emphatically that I have never briefed the lawyer nor instructed him to act on my behalf in any way, or manner howsoever and whatsoever.
“He (Ogunlana) is not my lawyer, and whatever you heard or hear from him concerning my lawyers, the police or court case, does not represent the true position.
“He has been acting without my knowledge or consent,” he said.
The 48-year-old actor is being detained by the police for alleged sexual assault and defilement of the14-year-old foster daughter of comedienne Damilola Adekoya, alias Princess.
He was granted bail by a magistrate on Monday in spite of strike by judiciary workers.
Baba Ijesha said in the disclaimer that the police never demanded for money from him for the bail, which was granted him by a magistrate on health grounds.
“This is aside the N500,000 refundable bail bond which formed part of my bail conditions ordered by the court.
“The bail bond is payable to the court registry’s account and not police account,” he said.
Speaking with NAN on Saturday, Kayode Olabiran, counsel to “Baba Ijesha” noted that the actor was granted bail on May 17 by a team from the Lagos State judiciary, ministry of justice, and the NBA.
The team had visited the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Panti, Yaba in an efforts to decongest police stations across the state.
Mr. Olabiran said that though the actor had fulfilled all the bail conditions, he had yet to be formally released by the judiciary.
“He is not out of police custody, we are hoping that the judiciary, the team from the Lagos State Ministry of Justice and Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution will come again to Panti next week.
“It is one thing to be granted bail and another for your release to be ordered upon meeting all the conditions.
“That is the point we are now. We are waiting for them (the judiciary) to come so we will present all the documents and his release will be ordered,” he said.
