Actress Iyabo Ojo has revealed the reason behind her support for comedienne Princess during the Baba Ijesha alleged rape case.
Speaking on an episode of The Goldroom with Iyabo, she recounted her own experiences of being molested multiple times, explaining that these personal traumas fueled her determination to take a stand against abuse.
She expressed disappointment over how some adults twisted the narrative and directed attacks at both the victim and Princess, stressing the urgent need for societal reform.
Iyabo emphasized that entertainers have a duty to model positive values and behavior. She added that she holds her colleagues to a higher standard, especially on sensitive issues like abuse, and believes in speaking out against wrongdoing within the industry.
Iyabo said: “I remember when it was during the rape issue, the young lady who was allegedly møl3sted by one of my senior colleague.
“I really didn’t control my emotions then because I was outraged by what happened and I think it’s because I was also coming from that part, where I had gone through whatever she went through multiple times than hers and I just felt like enough is enough we need to start speaking out for the girl and boy child.
“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.
“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“.