- …Await Next Court Ruling
Afenifere’s national caucus leaders visited Dele Farotimi, a lawyer and author, at the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre on Friday.
The Yoruba leaders conveyed a private message from Chief Adebanjo and inquired about Farotimi’s wellbeing.
Farotimi, a member of Afenifere’s national caucus, is facing a lawsuit for allegedly defaming Chief Afe Babalola, founder of Afe Babalola University.
According to Alade Rotimi-John, Deputy Secretary General, Afenifere leaders expressed disappointment at the chief magistrate’s handling of Farotimi’s case.
The leaders criticized the magistrate’s decision to deny bail for a bailable offense, calling it a “travesty” and a “miscarriage of justice”.
The statement read, “Afenifere will wait to consider its next line of action after the ruling of the chief magistrate on December 20.”
Afenifere’s national caucus leaders who visited the correctional centre included Chief Supo Shonibare, Basorun Segun Sanni, and Mrs Nike Olujembola, among others.
On December 3, Farotimi was arrested in Lagos by officers attached to the Ekiti police command, over alleged defamation and cyberbullying.
The accused is currently facing trial in two courts on charges bordering on alleged defamation of Babalola.
On Monday, a federal high court in Ekiti granted Farotimi N50 million bail with one surety, following a 12-count charge bordering on cybercrime filed by the inspector-general of police.
However, a magistrate court in Ekiti on Tuesday reserved ruling in Farotimi’s bail application to December 20.
The activist is currently being remanded in an Ekiti prison.
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