Human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi has been granted bail by an Ekiti State Magistrate Court, in a defamation case filed by Afe Babalola.
According to a post on his X verified handle, the 2023 African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, stated that Farotimi was granted N50m bail with a surety in the same amount, who must provide landed property as collateral.
Sowore stated that the case has been adjourned to 29 January 2025.
The terse post reads:
“BREAKING: The first hurdle was crossed. @DeleFarotimi was granted bail of N50 million naira surety in the like sum with someone with landed property. The Case was Adjourned to 29 January 2025. #FreeDeleFarotimiNow”
Providing further updates via his X handle, Sowore added;
“UPDATE: The farcical trial of citizen @DeleFarotimi continues tomorrow at the Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti over a non-existent offense in Ekiti law books. We’ve asked the State Attorney General of Ekiti State to discontinue the trial immediately.”