Veteran Yoruba Actor, Mr. Latin, has shared his thoughts on the ongoing molestation case against actor, Baba Ijesha.
The veteran yoruba actor took to his social media page to address people in the film industry about Baba Ijesha’s case. The Actor condemned the act the actor is being accused of, said he’s been receiving calls to ban Ijesha from the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria, which he heads.
According to him, Ijesha was never a member of the association so cannot be banned.
See his post below ;
TAMPAN PRESS RELEASE
THIS WAS RELEASED ON @tampanglobal PAGE 5 DAYS AGO:We find it obligatory to condemn in totality the odious occurrence of pedophilia confessed to by Mr. Olanrewaju James aka Baba Ijesha as confirmed by the police. Our association TAMPAN is crestfallen about this act and will reproach and remonstrate the committer of such exclusive sexual harassment to prepubescent children.
Considering the sensitivity of the case, which is still under investigation according to Lagos State Commissioner of Police, TAMPAN will never support all acts against what we preach and represent. As an association, we understand the Mores and Social Norm of our people and our behavior will always be homiletic. Therefore, we would not fail to support government in its bid to do justice towards ensuring that such ignoble acts are checked within our society.
We sympathize with the parents of the victim and also seize this opportunity to charge all parents to give their children or wards freedom to express themselves for a timely arrest of such horrible acts whenever such are committed.
Finally, we will always stand for actions that are morally standard and continue to be law-abiding.
Signed:
Yemi Amodu
Director of Research & Documentation
He also released a personal statement on the issue.
See the video he shared below ;
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