Mary Onyia
Human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi has been granted bail by a federal high court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, in a defamation case filed by Aare Afe Babalola.
Farotimi was granted N50 million bail with a surety in the same amount, who must provide landed property as collateral.
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
The 2023 African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, announced the development on his X (Twitter) handle on Monday.
The 95-year-old senior lawyer accused Farotimi of defaming him in his book titled ‘Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System’.
During his appearance in court on Monday, Farotimi was granted bail under strict conditions.