Travails of popular comedian, Baba Ijesha, continued on Wednesday as his trial began in Lagos.
About three months after he was detained over alleged defilement, he was driven to court in the dreaded vehicle popularly called ‘Black Maria’.
He is being tried at the Yaba Magistrates’ Court, which declined granting him bail as sought by his lawyer, Kayode Olabiran.
On May 17, 2021, Baba Ijesha was granted bail by magistrates and judicial workers on tour to decongest prisons in the state during the industrial action by the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria.
However, Baba Ijesha could not meet the bail conditions which include N500,000 and a level 16 civil servant as surety.
On why Baba Ijesha was denied bail, Olabiran said: “He (Baba Ijesha) was not granted bail because the case has been filed at the High Court and that has denied the (Magistrate) Court the power to grant him bail.”
