Nollywood Actor, Yomi Fabiyi, has gone on the warpath after Olanrewaju Omiyinka, a.k.a. Baba Ijesha, released a thank-you track failing to acknowledge him as a supporter in the case of rape that sent the grateful artiste to jail for rape and paedophile.
Fabiyi expressed his disappointment in a video, and accused Baba Ijesha of betrayal.
Lukmon Abayomi Fabiyi, popularly known as Yomi Fabiyi, is a Nigerian Actor and Director, Filmmaker.
He played a prominent role in maintaining Baba Ijesha’s innocence while the case lasted, drawing him wide criticism for supporting a paedophile.
In the newly released video, Fabiyi lamented: “Baba Ijesha thinks he has arrived right? I put my life down for him. I took bullets for him and carried his cross.
“The little fame and influence I have built for myself, I used it to save him. I do good to people yet they pay me back with evil. I did everything for Baba Ijesha in order for him to get an appeal. I told him the steps I was taking on his case so that Nigerians could know the truth yet he sent a man to me to threaten me not to say anything about his case again.
“When he went to the studio to sing, he thought he could disgrace me, he mentioned the names of people that stood by him and he never mentioned my name. You can’t be doing evil to people and not experience evil.
“May we not fight for someone God is punishing. Till now, everyone is tagging me that I am supporting a paedophile just because of him. I was at The American embassy one day when one lady started shouting at me because of Baba Ijesha. I am always fighting for women yet everything was turned against me because of him.”
Baba Ijesha had been arraigned on June 24, 2021, on a six-count charge, including indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, and attempted sexual assault by penetration.
On July 14, 2022, a Lagos high court sentenced him to 16 years’ imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor.
The sentence was ordered to run concurrently, meaning he served approximately five years behind bars.
Baba Ijesha was released from prison in November 2025 after completing his sentence.
When Baba Ijesha regained his freedom, Fabiyi celebrated and issued a statement, saying: “You are finally free at last. Baba Ijesha is not just back, he is back stronger. I’m truly glad the Appeal Court cleared you of all accusations of having any sexual contact with a child or minor. That 7-year-old case was nothing but a charade. We live in a sad world where emotions, lies, and wickedness often overshadow the rule of law and the real truth.”
