In an apparent determination to, as they say, teach him a lesson, the @NgPolice and his accusers have facilitated the incarceration’s of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi.
The Lagos based lawyer was accused of slandering legal icon and university proprietor, Afe Babalola, SAN, and banker, Tony Elumelu.
The alleged libelous articles were said to be contained in his book titled Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System that was recently published by Mr. Farotimi.
Even though the book was published in Lagos, where Mr. Farotimi also domiciles, he was forcefully taken out of his home in Lagos and driven for about seven hours to Ado Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State where one of his petitioners, Chief Afe Babalola resides.
Upon arrival, Mr. Farotimi was arraigned at the court of Magistrate Mr. Samson Adeosun where he was slammed a sixteen-count charge of defaming and maligning Chief Bbabalola.
Mr. Farotimi pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
He was denied bail and ordered to be detained in prison custody till the next adjourned date of December 10, 2024.
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