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A magistrate court sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Friday granted human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, N30 million bail. PlatinumPost reports that Farotimi was brought before the court over alleged criminal defamation of renowned lawyer, Afe Babalola. More details to follow…. The post (BREAKING) Alleged defamation :Court grants Dele Farotimi N30m bail appeared…
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(JUST IN) Bail : Dele Farotimi appears in court amid heavy security
The Ekiti Magistrate Court was heavily secured with law enforcement officers on Friday morning, as the long-awaited hearing involving Dele Farotimi was set to begin. Farotimi arrived at the court premises amid a strong presence of police officers and other security personnel. The human rights lawyer’s arrest followed a petition by Chief Afe Babalola (SAN…
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BREAKING: Ekiti Magistrate Court Grants Dele Farotimi N30m Bail
December 20, (THEWILL) – The Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital, has granted a N30m bail to human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi. Chief Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun, while granting the bail application from the defence counsel on Friday, said the defendants must provide two sureties with one of them a house…
BREAKING: Court Grants Dele Farotimi ₦30m Bail
Human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi has been granted bail in the sum of ₦30 million by a Magistrate’s Court in Ekiti State. Farotimi, who had been in custody at a correctional center in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, arrived at the court premises on Friday morning at approximately 9:45 am…
Farotimi was abducted by police same way terrorists abduct citizens —Aisha Yesufu
Human rights activist and co-convener of the #BringBackOurGirls movement, Aisha Yesufu, has equated the arrest of Dele Farotimi by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force to abduction of citizens by terrorists. Yesufu who stated this during a X space conversation hosted on Thursday by the convener of #RevolutionNow movement…