Veteran Yoruba actor, Ganiyu Oyeyemi popularly known as Ogunjinmi has been arrested over claims that he sexually assaulted a girl who is his daughter’s friend in Osogbo, his home town.
Ogunjinmi, who plays black magician roles in movies was arrested by the Osun State Police Command last Tuesday and detained at the Oke-Baale division of the Nigeria Police, after the victim had reported him.
The victim (name withheld) claims she was raped by the veteran actor after refusing his sexual advances in his home where she lives with him.
Reports have it that the victim, 22, and her mother used to live with Ogunjinmi before her mother relocated to Lagos and left her daughter in the care of the veteran actor.
Osun Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Folashade Odoro who confirmed that the case had been reported to the police, also confirmed that the popular Yoruba actor was being detained at the SCID, Osogbo.
