Alleged Defamation: Ekiti Court grants Dele Farotimi N50m bail
Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has been granted bail by the Ekiti State High Court.
The court granted Farotimi bail of N50 million, 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.
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