Nigeria, April 10 -- Actor and activist Yomi Fabiyi has alleged that his colleague, comic actor Olanrewaju "Baba Ijesha" James, betrayed him after he was released from prison.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Fabiyi led protests and produced a controversial film, "Oko Iyabo", among other things, in an attempt to prove the innocence of Baba Ijesha in the case of sexual assault against a 14-year-old girl.

This newspaper reported that in November 2025, he regained his freedom, three years after an Ikeja Special Offences Court convicted and sentenced him to 16 years' imprisonment in July 2022.

Since his release, Baba Ijesha has granted interviews and released a song, "Eniwaye Daran", to prove his innocence in the case that led him to prison....