Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Arewa, on Thursday reacted to the sexual assault allegations levelled against Nollywood’s Olarenwaju Omiyinka James popularly known as Baba Ijesha.

In a series of tweets posted via her official Twitter account, the NIDCOM attacked the accused actor, dismissing his plea for mercy in a now-viral video where he confessed to the crime.

“So despicable! The act by Yoruba actor, Baba Ijesha, who defied a girl, at 7 years and later at 14 years! Who knows how many the paedophile could have damaged if he wasn’t caught,” Dabiri wrote.

“I sponsored the violence against person’s law. The penalty is nothing less than 14 years in prison. His plea, begging on some video I watched should not be acceptable.

“We should all do all we can to support the girl’s foster mother, Princess, to ensure this case goes to court and fully tried, and maximum sentence passed on him,” she wrote.

Recall that Baba Ijesha was nabbed for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl for over seven years.

Shortly after news of his arrest hit social media, comedienne Princess came out to state that her foster child was the victim.

Taking to Instagram, Princess revealed that after the crash of her marriage, some parents allowed their children, six in number, to live with her to kill her boredom and loneliness.

She revealed that while she was harbouring the six children, she was also rendering help to Baba Ijesha.

Princess alleged that it was during one of his many visits that he molested one of three girls living with her.

The defilement had an adverse effect on the child as she began to decline academically and otherwise, Princess further shared.