Veteran actress Iyabo Ojo has threatened actor Olanrewaju Omiyinka, also known as Baba Ijesha, with new legal action in a recent escalation of a long-running feud that has dominated the Yoruba cinema industry.
Following Baba Ijesha’s latest participation on the “Talk to B” podcast, which was hosted by actress Biola Adebayo and broadcast on Sunday, March 22, 2026, the tension reappeared. Baba Ijesha, who was found guilty in 2022 of sexually assaulting a kid, denied being a pedophile during the emotional sit-down and asserted that Iyabo Ojo had once “entrusted her children” in his care, implying a degree of intimacy and trust that the actress now fiercely disputes.
On Monday, March 23, 2026, Iyabo Ojo responded almost instantly via her Instagram account, denouncing the actor’s statements as a last-ditch effort to “mislead the public” and clean up his reputation after his incarceration. She cautioned the actor not to include her family in his public persona or risk legal repercussions. “The court found you guilty based on evidence, so please don’t drag my children into this, or I would direct my counsel to serve you appropriate papers,” she wrote. She reaffirmed that no amount of podcast storytelling could undo the court’s decision to label him a sex offender.
Social media users’ reactions to the “Talk to B” interview have been mixed. While some have praised Biola Adebayo for giving “reintegration” stories a forum, others, like Iyabo Ojo, see it as a callous action that re-traumatizes victims. Additionally, Baba Ijesha utilized the opportunity to talk about his “encounter with Bobrisky in prison” and his continued attempts to use the Court of Appeal to reverse his sentence. But when her kids were brought up as “character witnesses” for his previous actions,
