Why Police Will Detain Baba Ijesha Until Court Resumes – Lagos Police
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has said the continued detention of Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, is based on legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions in the state Ministry of Justice.
He also said the actor would not be released until the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria called off its nationwide strike and the courts resumed so that he could be arraigned.
Odumosu stated this in reaction to Wednesday’s protest by Omiyinka’s colleague, Yomi Fabiyi, and others, who demonstrated at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba, to demand his release on bail.
He said based on the legal advice, a prima facie case had been established against Omiyinka, adding that the thespian’s continued detenti...