A medical doctor, Aniekan Makanjuola, on Thursday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court medical findings on the minor (name withheld) allegedly defiled by the Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, fondly called Baba Ijesha.
The doctor was led in evidence by the state prosecutor, Mr Yusuf Sule.
“Our findings were that there was a blunt penetration of the vagina which was consistent with the client’s history,” she said.
Makanjuola, who is a trained forensic medical examiner, is a Head of Clinical Services at Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF). She testified as the fourth prosecution witness.
She said: “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 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.”
After the revelations, the prosecution presented the referral letter and medical report as evidence to the court. They were admitted as evidence and marked as Exhibit J and J1.
While under cross-examination by defence counsel, Mr Dada Awosika (SAN), Makanjuola indicated that WARIF is a sexual assault referral centre.
She said that she conducted the medical examination based on the client’s history.
“The healed lacerations connotes that the lacerations found in the genitalia were not something that was recent my lord,”
The actor is facing a six-count charge bordering on the indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault by penetration.
Also the offences contravene sections 135, 259, 262, 263 and 262 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
The child’s foster mother actress and comedienne, Damilola Adekoya, better known as Princess, was present in court to observe the proceedings.
The Justice in charge of the case, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo adjourned the case till November 5 and 12 for the continuation of trial.