Actress Iyabo Ojo has spoken out about her decision to stand by comedienne Princess during the high-profile Baba Ijesha alleged rape case, revealing that her stance was deeply influenced by her own history of being sexually abused on several occasions.
During a recent episode of The Goldroom with Iyabo, she explained that her outrage stemmed from seeing how some adults twisted the narrative and targeted both the victim and Princess, who brought the issue to light. Iyabo emphasized the need for entertainers to take responsibility and be role models for the public.
In her words: “I was taken aback when I saw adults manipulating the story and even coming for the child and Princess, and that made me know we have a long way to go in Nigeria.
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“You’ll notice when I kick, I kick when my fellow entertainers do wrong, because I feel like we are supposed to do right by our people, that’s why we are entertainers. We are also evangelist because if we’re playing a bad role something bad must happen to the person playing the bad role, we are preaching, we cannot be preaching and doing the same bad thing that we’re telling people that is wrong, so for me it gets to me more when a known person does something wrong.”
