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Iyabo Ojo, the popular Nollywood actress, has issued a stern warning to Nigerian actor Olanrewaju Omiyinka aka Baba Ijesha, urging him to stop mentioning her children in his public statements.

She made this known in a post shared on her Instagram page on Sunday, where she addressed the actor directly and made it clear that she would not tolerate any further mention of her children in his narrative.

She also spoke about her former business location in Ilu-Peju, Lagos, noting that several staff members worked there, including stylists, sales attendants, and trainees.

This, she said, made it unlikely that she would personally leave her children in unsafe conditions or run errands by herself.

Iyabo Ojo said she has no issue with Baba Ijesha sharing his own side of events but insisted that her children must not be used in any attempt to gain sympathy or public support.

She stressed that the case involving a minor remains a serious matter and pointed out that the court had already delivered its judgment based on available evidence.

She wrote: “Stop using my children as your cheap bait. It won’t fly. I honestly have no problem with you telling your side of the story, but take this as a notice to cease and desist from using my children. The 14-year-old girl was a minor, and sexual assault is never okay. It is a crime.

“You should show some remorse. The court found you guilty based on evidence, so please don’t drag my kids into this. Stop mentioning their names, else I would direct my counsel to serve you appropriate papers.”

Her reaction follows an interview granted by Baba Ijesha, where he spoke about his past relationship with the actress and mentioned times he claimed she left her children in his care.

He expressed sadness over how their relationship has changed and maintained that he never meant any harm.

In one of the accounts he shared, he described an incident at her shop in Ilu-Peju where he said he was asked to look after the children while she stepped out.

He claimed he later left them briefly with an apprentice and went to check on her, only to meet a crowd at the location.

Olanrewaju Omiyinka, the popular Nollywood comic actor, who is professionally known as Baba Ijesha, has revealed that actress, Iyabo Ojo once entrusted her children in his care.

Baba Ijesha stated this while denying being a p€dophile.

Recall that in 2021, comedian, Damilola Adekoya, a.k.a Princess, accused the actor of s*xually assaulting her 14-year-old foster daughter.

In 2022, the Lagos State High Court sentenced Baba Ijesha to prison.

The actor was released in November 2025 after completing his prison term.

However, speaking in his first interview with actress Biola Adebayo on Talk to B’ podcast on Sunday, Omiyinka, who denied ever molesting any child in the past, disclosed that Iyabo Ojo once entrusted her children, Priscilla and Festus in his care.

While insisting that the circulated video on social media was set up by Princess, Baba Ijesha who felt betrayed said “Princess had betrayed everyone close to her.

“I have never asked her out or kissed her before. But what pains me the most about Iyabo Ojo is that she once entrusted Priscilla and her brother in my care when they were younger. But she’s my product. I won’t speak bad of her.”

Recall that Iyabo Ojo firmly stood behind Princess during the Baba Ijesha case, and publicly vowed to do everything to make sure he was jailed.

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