The first defence witness in the trial of Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James (Baba Ijesha), charged with defilement, has claimed portions of the closed-circuit TV (CCTV) footage on the allegation were edited.
The witness, Lawrence Ayeni, also testified before the Ikeja Special Offences Court that the actor and the allegedly defiled minor were acting out a script in the footage.
Mr Ayeni, a graduate of Mechanical Engineering, said he was experienced in video production and CCTV installation and maintenance.
Led in evidence by co-lead defence counsel Babatunde Ogala (SAN), the witness told the court that one of the CCTV recordings of the alleged encounter had been tampered with at the point of editing.
During his testimony, four videos were played on a projector in the courtroom.
