Ooni Honours Baba Ijesha with Chieftaincy Title, Gifts Him New Car After Prison Release
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has conferred a chieftaincy title on actor Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, and has also gifted him a brand-new car.
Baba Ijesha took to Facebook on Thursday, July 2, to announce this.
He thanked the monarch for the honour, warm reception, and gifts extended to him and his wife, Afolashade Omiyinka, popularly known as CEO Luminee.
He also revealed that he was bestowed with the chieftaincy title of Baba Awada Konge Oduwa.
This comes months after Baba Ijesha was released from prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.
Recall that a State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday, 14th of July 2022, sentenced Olanrewaju James aka Baba Ijesha to 16 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.
He was earlier arraigned before the Court on the 24th of June, 2021, on a six (6) count charge of: Sexual assault by penetration (2014); Indecent treatment of a child; Sexual assault of a minor (2011); Indecent treatment of a child (2015); Sexual assault (2015); Attempted sexual assault by penetration (2021)
The defendant was found guilty and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for count two (2), three years for count three (3), five years for count four (4), and three years for count five (5), taking effect from today, 14th of July, 2022.
The sentences were to run concurrently, meaning he was expected to serve 5 years in prison.
He only served three years in prison and was released on Saturday, 15 November 2025.
He then quietly married celebrity stylist Abiodun Tokunbo, CEO of Luminee Couture, and they welcomed a son, King Kagar Omiyinka, shocking Nigerians when they announced it in June 2026, less than 9 months after his prison release.
