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“Oko Iyabo” Lagos To Prosecute Yomi Fabiyi Over New Movie

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The Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) says it will prosecute Nollywoood actor, Yomi Fabiyi, for contempt of court over ‘Oko Iyabo’, his controversial film on Baba Ijesha saga.

Naija News earlier reported that Fabiyi came under fire after he released ‘Oko Iyabo‘, a movie on the sexual assault case against Baba Ijesha.

The Theater Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners’ Association (TAMPAN) had suspended the filmmaker but he snubbed the guild

According to NAN, Olayinka Adeyemi, press director of the Lagos DPP, has stated that Fabiyi’s controversial film on the case amounts to contempt of court, considering that the facts of the case are under judicial consideration.

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Adeyemi, who spoke on Monday at the special offenses court in Ikeja, Lagos, said Fabiyi’s movie was based on the court proceedings of June 24, 2021.

Adeyemi told the court that, despite warnings during proceedings of June 24 that the matter was sub judice, therefore, prohibited from public discussion, Fabiyi went ahead and made a movie about the facts of the case.

According to NAN, Olayinka Adeyemi, press director of the Lagos DPP, has stated that Fabiyi’s controversial film on the case amounts to contempt of court, considering that the facts of the case are under judicial consideration.

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Adeyemi, who spoke on Monday at the special offenses court in Ikeja, Lagos, said Fabiyi’s movie was based on the court proceedings of June 24, 2021.

Adeyemi told the court that, despite warnings during proceedings of June 24 that the matter was sub judice, therefore, prohibited from public discussion, Fabiyi went ahead and made a movie about the facts of the case.

The DPP spokesperson noted that the movie, which was aired after the proceedings of June 24, breached the judge’s directives by revealing sensitive information about the case which is before the court.

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