Baba Ijesha: ‘It was a blunt penetration’, doctor tells court

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A medical doctor has testified in court as regards the case of a minor, who was allegedly molested by Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James a.k.a Baba Ijesha.

The doctor, Dr Aniekan Makanjuola, appeared before an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday, October 21.

Makanjuola, a trained forensic medical examiner, is Head of Clinical Services at Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) was testifying as the fourth witness in the case.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Makanjuola made some revelations while being led in evidence by the state prosecutor, Mr Yusuf Sule, during the trial.

Makanjuola said the minor was examined and the penetration on her has been confirmed to be blunt which is consistent with the minor’s story.

She said, “Our findings were that there was a blunt penetration of the vagina which was consistent with the client’s history.

“We took her to the consulting room and she gave a history of the events from seven-years ago. She did not mention these incidents to her mother but it began to affect her mood and academic performance.

“She disclosed what happened to her mother’s friend on April 16 who in turn informed her mother. We decided to do an examination.

“There was a normal external genitalia, we observed a healed laceration on the labia minora at the 3’0Clock position; we also observed a notch at the 6’0 clock position.

“Based on these findings, my lord, the client was sent to the laboratory for more tests, they were HIV 1 and 2, Hepatitis A, B, Syphilis and pregnancy and they all came out negative.

“She was sent for psychological assessment and a report was made, authenticated and sent to the SCID.”

While she was questioned by the defense counsel, Dada Awosika (SAN), Makanjuola said the laceration on the minor is an old one; nothing recent.

“The healed lacerations connotes is that the lacerations found in the genitalia were not something that was recent my lord,” she said.

Baba Ijesha is facing a six-count charge bordering on indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault by penetration.

The case has been adjourned to Nov 5 and 12.

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