Human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi has been granted bail by the Ekiti State High Court in the sum of N50 million, with a surety of the same amount. The court also ruled that the surety must possess a landed property.
The case against Farotimi was adjourned to January 29, 2025, for further proceedings. He was taken to court by Chief Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, following his arrest by operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command.
Babalola, 95, accused Farotimi of defaming him in his book, Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System. Specifically, Babalola alleged that Farotimi claimed he compromised the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Farotimi’s arrest sparked widespread outrage, prompting civil society organizations and the Nigerian Bar Association to demand his release.
Source: https://dailypost.ng
