Baba Ijesha Denied Bail, Case Transferred to High Court

The Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, declined granting the bail application brought before it by popular Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha.

After the arraignment today, one of the counsel for Baba Ijesha, Kayode Olabinran, said he prayed the court to grant his client bail on health grounds.

He, however, said the magistrate declined granting his client bail as the case was already filed at the High Court in Lagos by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions in the state.

He said, “He (Baba Ijesha) was not granted bail because the case has been filed at the High Court and that has denied the (Magistrate) Court the power to grant him bail.”

Olabinran also said the date for the hearing at the High Court was not yet known.