Prophecy Revealed That I Would Be Popular, But With Calamity, Baba Ijesha Recounts Prison Ordeal
LAGOS – Nollywood actor Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, has revealed how a prophecy he received before his incarceration turned out to be startling accurate.
The actor made the disclosure during a birthday celebration for activist Sunday Igboho on October 10, 2026, where veteran broadcaster Kola Olootu was also in attendance.
During a courtesy visit to Sunday Igboho’s residence, Baba Ijesha recounted what a prophet had told him some time before his arrest.
According to the actor, a prophet had seen that he would become a great man, but that a devastating trial would first reduce him to tears before any promise of greatness could materialize. He said what happened next confirmed it all.
In his words: “Before I went to prison, someone saw a revelation about me that I’ll be a great man, but a huge calamity will befall me that’ll make me shed lots of tears before the prophecy will eventually come to pass. It was after that I went to prison.”
It would be recalled that in 2022, Baba Ijesha was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting the 14-year-old daughter of comedienne Princess.
He served over three years in custody before being released on Friday, November 15, 2025.
Since his release, the Yoruba actor has been vocal about what he describes as a fresh start. In a moment that surprised many, he announced in June that he had quietly gotten married to celebrity designer Luminee and that the couple had welcomed a son together.
He said God had exceeded his expectations, giving him not just a wife but also a baby boy. The couple named their son King Kagar.
