ACVPN, Aunt Landa  Bethel Foundation disassociate, condemn viral  video of Baba Ijesha allegedly  molesting 14 year old girl. 

By Patience Ogbo

Advocate for Children and Vulnerable Persons Network ACVPN and the Aunt Landa  Bethel Foundation  have disassociated and condemned the release of a video in the media platform showing embattled Nollywood actor Olarenwaju James allegedly  molesting a 14 year old foster daughter of Princess Adekoya.

In the joint statement signed by Mr. Ebenezer Omejalile Coordinator of ACVPN  and Dr. Yolanda George- David of Aunt Landa Foundation. read 

"The Aunt Lands Bethel Foundation  is an organization that has worked and is still working with the Gender and anti-Human Trafficking Unit,  other government and non-Govermental agencies and partners to protect, defend and fight for rights of victims. Most importantly to ensure that justice prevails. 

We have always believed in the protection of survivors as this is important to their mental health. 

It was however shocking when it was brought to our notice that the CCTV video of one of the cases that we are working on is circulating in public space. 

It is pertinent to state clearly that the Aunt Landa's Bethel Foundation was in no way involved in the release of the CCTV Video to the Public. In fact we have never  been in possession of any video or evidentiary material related to case number ALBF202136 (Case of Defilement, indecent exposure and Sexual Assault by of a Minor).We understand that Princess Damilola Adekoya is a passionate mother fighting for the rights of her daughter in ways she deems fit but not on instruction or with advice from the Auntlanda's Bethel Foundation. 

I have dedicated the last decade to primarily fighting for the voiceless and reaching the unreached in the Society....by building a structure that provides ABSOLUTE PROTECTION FOR THE SURVIVOR and we ensure we pursue Justice by working in synergy with various passionate bodies. I must emphasize we are currently fighting for Justice for 42 active cases at the moment in synergy with the Gender and Anti-Human Trafficking Unit SCIID Panti and several amazing government and Non-Govermental agencies to ensure maximum success in all of our cases ....  and we have always enforced absolutely Confidentiality. We would continue to fight for Justice for every Survivor we represent including this Survivor. In  futherence to our ethics and duty to protect the Survivor and critical evidence vital to the Case, we pleaded and advised the mother of the Survivor not to release the CCTV footage. I also advised severally that certain facts of the case be protected so that we do not jeopardize our case by releasing evidence for persecution or putting the identity of the Survivor at risk. 

Our recommendations to the Survivor's Mother were disregarded as it is within her right to and we had no idea that she had released evidentiary material to the press. We would continue fighting for the rights of the victim and continue working with the authorities to make sure that the Survivor gets Justice and all her abusers are arraigned.Following the release of a certain CCTV footage against our advise and in violation with our practice in one of our active Cases. We have been flooded with calls from other survivors worried that details of their case would be released. 

That would never happen. 

It is also important that I reassure every victim who has trusted the Auntlanda's Bethel Foundation with your case. We will ALWAYS PROTECT YOU and your case. Our Rescue Officers, Psychotherapists, Case Workers and I always promise ABSOLUTE PROTECTION OF THE IDENTITY OF THE SURVIVOR for all our case and we protect and ensure that vital details of our case and findings made during investigation are never released. 

We continue to work tirelessly to ensure that Justice is served and all of the Survivor's abusers would face the Law and the consequences of all of their actions. If you are a victim of Sexual Assault/Abuse, please know that we are a community of people who love and care for you. We help you fight for Justice while we help you heal. Every case is treated confidentially and the identity of the Survivor is always protected. 

Signed 

Dr Yolanda N George-David(Ph.D)

Servant-in-Charge 

Aunt Landa's Bethel Foundation

Ebenezer M. Omejalile

Advocates for Children and Vulnerable Persons Network ACVPN