Nigeria, April 24 -- Embattled Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, aka Baba Ijesha, has filed an appeal challenging his five-year imprisonment.

On 14 July 2022, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of Ikeja Special Offences Court convicted and sentenced the comic actor for raping a 14-year-old minor after over 12 months of trial.

In its Tuesday report, Channels TV stated that Baba Ijesha, in an appeal filed by his lawyer, Kayode Olabiran, asked the court to set aside his conviction.

During Tuesday's hearing, Baba Ijesha's counsel told the court that the appeal was filed on 1 June 2023.

Mr Olabiran informed the court that his client was set up, noting that he acted according to a script his colleague invited him to perfor...