Nollywood actress Foluke Daramola has responded to the rebuke she got from comedian Princess over her position on Baba Ijesha, who was arrested last week for allegedly assaulting a 14-year-old girl.
Foluke had last week endorsed an Instagram post by actor Yomi Fabiyi likening Baba Ijesha’s arrest to that of Baba Suwe by the NDLEA in 2011.
He suggested that the police statement that Baba Ijesha was caught on CCTV was not enough to prove that the comedian actually committed the act.
In the words of Yomi, in the absence of “a clear cut open evidence, confession or trial with guilty verdict, it will be malicious and premature for any or as colleagues to draw conclusions.”
Foluke agreed with Yomi in a now-deleted Instagram post.
Speaking publicly on the matter for the first time in a video released on Wednesday, Princess confirmed that the victim is a girl in her care.
Princess, who does, not have a biological child of her own broke down in tears as she described those asking to see video evidence of Baba Ijesha assaulting the teenager as wicked.
She was particularly upset at self-confessed rape survivor Foluke Daramola and others who suggested that video evidence was needed.
Without mentioning Foluke’s name, Princess asked if there was video evidence when she was raped as a virgin years ago.
Responding in a video of her own, Foluke said she did not know that Princess was the one who complained that Baba Ijesha sexually assaulted her foster child.
Restating that she was a rape victim, the 43-year-old said “Baba Ijesha must go down”, but she was concerned about having strong evidence, “not that I will ever support rapists.”
The actress added that she endorsed Yomi’s statement because there was need for wisdom and patience in handling the matter.
Apologising for whatever misconception that may have arisen from her statement, she added that “I am truly sorry. What I stand for is what I stand for. I will never ever support a rapist. I am really sorry.”
