A magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti has adjourned Dele Farotimi’s bail ruling to December 20.

Abayomi Adeosun, the magistrate, reserved ruling on the bail application, asking that the activist be remanded in prison.

During the court proceedings, Farotimi pleaded not guilty to the 14-count charge preferred against him by the police.

Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, Farotimi’s counsel, had filed a preliminary objection asking the court to strike out the charge.

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He posited that the charge before the court was unknown to law and the offence of defamation was not recognised under the Criminal Law of Ekiti State, 2021.

Farotimi is facing a case against Afe Babalola, SAN, who claims the activist defamed him in his new book, ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System,’ which became a best seller on Amazon after his arrest.

Farotimi had been arrested from Lagos and moved to Ekiti, where he appeared before the magistrate court last Wednesday.
The magistrate court, the Ado Ekiti Division, on Tuesday, ordered that Farotimi be remanded at the state’s correctional centre.

Ngozi Ekugo is a Senior Labour Market Analyst and Correspondent, specializing in the research and analysis of workplace dynamics, labour market trends, immigration reports, employment law and legal cases in general. Her editorial work provides valuable insights for business owners, HR professionals, and the global workforce. She has garnered experience in the private sector in Lagos and has also had a brief stint at Goldman Sachs in the United Kingdom. An alumna of Queens College, Lagos, Ngozi studied English at the University of Lagos, holds a Master’s degree in Management from the University of Hertfordshire and is an Associate Member of CIPM and Member of CMI, UK.

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