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Nollywood actor, Yomi Fabiyi, has reacted to the Lagos State government’s decision to prosecute him over his recently released controversial movie, “Oko Iyabo.”
The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) had last month announced plans to prosecute Fabiyi for contempt of court over the movie production.
The movie featured the names of persons involved in the ongoing trial of Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyimika aka Baba Ijesha, for alleged child molestation.
In a post shared on his Instagram page on Friday, Fabiyi said the Lagos State government should not make him a scapegoat because he called for a “fair hearing in Baba Ijesha’s trial.
He shared a video clip from the period when a Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, and others stormed the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCID) to protest the planned release of Baba Ijesha.
The actor wrote: ”On the 26th July, 2021, an ambush was laid against me in Lagos High Court, where the state prosecutor asked the judge to order my trial for ‘CONTEMPT OF COURT’ on a movie I made “OKO IYABO
“Save for the proactive effort of Baba Ijesha’s defence team, Barr. Dada Awosika (SAN), Barr. Babatunde Ogala (SAN) and the team, they did a wonderful job to save the day and argue my case.
“What I suspect is that the prosecutor did not see the movie, they got swayed by TAMPAN’s LETTER, the trailer, title, and social media noise.
