By Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin 
Popular Yoruba Nollywood actor, Babatunde Tayo, better known as Baba Tee, has retracted his earlier denial and admitted to having a ‘brief’ sexual encounter with Dara, the wife of comedian and skit maker Ganiyu Morufu, aka Lande.
In a live interview with socialite Esabod and other TikTokers on Sunday, Baba Tee confessed to the affair, reversing his previous stance in which he had threatened legal action against Lande for defamation.
Lande had recently alleged that his wife was involved with multiple men in the entertainment industry—at least 21, according to him—and specifically named Baba Tee in a viral interview and an Instagram post. Initially, Baba Tee refuted the claims, insisting that he had only met Dara once in 2023 through actress Marygold, who introduced her as a content creator.
However, the 45-year-old actor has now admitted that he did, in fact, have a sexual encounter with Dara. Explaining how it happened, he claimed that he was unaware of her marital status at the time and that the incident occurred while playing a drinking game.
“When Marygold and Dara came to my house, she (Marygold) claimed that she wanted me to be an MC for an upcoming programme of hers despite not telling me that she was coming with anyone. She introduced Dara as a content creator and not as Lande’s wife,” Baba Tee explained.
He went on to describe how the events unfolded, saying, “They began to ask if I had a Qatar connection before the ‘Truth or Dare’ game suggestion came up. So, immediately we began the game, Marygold went completely naked and was daring me consistently to Dara while she kept taking alcohol as a choice of not wanting to do the tasks that I demanded from her. Rather than throwing more ‘Truth’ to me, they were hurling ‘Dare’ at me.
“Marygold now dared Dara to let me have a ‘quick’ sexual intercourse with her and she (Dara) obliged. So, the reason I said I never slept with Lande’s wife was because Marygold never introduced her as that to me; she called her a content creator. I will not deny that I had a short sexual intercourse with her, it is the first time I am saying it. It is now that I discovered that it was a set-up by both of them to malign my personality.”
Following his admission, Esabod advised Baba Tee to apologise to Lande, emphasizing that his initial denial and subsequent admission amounted to betrayal. Shortly after the interview, Baba Tee took to Facebook to offer an apology.
“I am deeply sorry from the bottom of my heart, brother, Lande. Deep how Dara became Lande’s wife without my knowledge… Hmmm. I fear women,” he wrote.
Recall that Dara, the estranged wife of Lande, had claimed that she had no sexual intercourse with Baba Tee, claiming that she only sat on his legs.