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Afe Babalola: Court Grants Dele Farotimi N50m Bail
Posted by Thandiubani on Mon 09th Dec, 2024 - tori.ngThe court granted Farotimi bail in the sum of N50 million, with a surety of the same amount.
Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi has been granted N50 million bail by the Ekiti State High Court.
The court granted Farotimi bail with a surety of the same amount.
The court ruled that the surety must possess a landed property and adjourned the matter to January 29, 2025, for further proceedings.
Farotimi was taken to court by Chief Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, after being arrested by operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command.
Babalola, 95, accused Farotimi of defaming him in a book titled Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System.
The arrest sparked outrage across the country, prompting civil society organizations and the Nigerian Bar Association to call for the activist’s release.
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