A senior officer at the Lagos State Police Command who pleaded to appear anonymous disclosed to newsmen that a directive had been given for the release of Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, from custody.

According to the source, as a result of the ongoing strike by members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, courts had ceased from sitting and the suspect could not be detained indefinitely without trial.

Also, the source, added that investigation into the recent allegation against Omiyinka made it known that he did not defile the victim, adding that when she was questioned, the victim confirmed the same.

The senior police officer said, “There was no case of defilement, people are just talking out of sentiment. They are not talking from the point of law. We interviewed all parties involved in the case for three hours today (Wednesday).

“The mother complained that her child was at the age of seven when she was defiled and the child pointed at Baba Ijesha. But the case was not reported until she was 14 years and under the law, the case has become statute-barred.

“Regarding this new case, the CCTV footage has been assessed and nowhere was it captured that Baba Ijesha defiled her. The footage only showed him touching the victim’s body but it never showed him having any sexual intercourse with the girl. The girl also confirmed the same thing.