CCTV Recordings Of Baba Ijesha Doctored – CCTV Expert Alleges

The trial of popular actor James Olarewaju aka Baba Ijesha, who is charged with six counts of child defilement has taken a new turn following claims that a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) recording that is part of the case has been doctored.

Engr. Adeleke Lawrence, a defense witness and specialist in CCTV installation and maintenance, made the assertion on Thursday February 17 before an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court.

Following the request of defence counsel, Babatunde Ogala, two video recordings of Baba Ijesha were aired during resumed proceedings on Thursday February 17. (SAN).

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The defendant was shown seated on a sofa with the victim in the first footage. In the recording, which had no audio, two men and a lady walked out.

Here is what the witness said when asked of his opinion “The gentleman and the lady appeared to be acting the way they were asked to do.”

In other news, Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, has refuted claims that the N5,000 monthly national cash transfer to needy households is insufficient.

On Thursday, February 17, the Minister told state house correspondents that while the intervention may not be appropriate for certain Nigerians, it does make a difference in the lives of the impoverished.

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Sadiya further noted that criticisms of the N5,000 monthly national cash transfer being little, is “elitist” as some people haven’t ever seen such amount in their lives.

She said; 

“If you look at the people that you are taking this intervention to, N5,000 means a lot to them because these are poor and vulnerable households and it changes their status, but for you and me, N5,000 is not even enough for us to buy recharge card, that’s the difference.

“But for these poor people in the communities, you have seen, they were able to save out of that N5,000.

“When people say N5000 does not save people, that is an elitist statement, honestly because we’ve had causes to go to the field, and we have seen these people that when you give them this N5,000, they cried and shed tears because they’ve never seen N5,000 it in their lives.

“So, it goes a long way, it changes their status and by that, it lifts them from one stage to another.”

Source: PressInformant