A magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital, Tuesday denied bail for human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, who is facing charges of defamation against Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), the founder of Afe Babalola University.
The ruling was delivered during a resumed hearing when presiding Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun adjourned the bail application to December 20 after the police counsel, Samson Osobu, argued that the application was incompetent and irregular.
Farotimi was arraigned following allegations arising from his book, ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System,’ which reportedly contains defamatory statements about Babalola.
The court’s decision comes after Farotimi was remanded in custody on December 4, 2024.
Earlier,the Police prosecuting counsel,Samson Osobu, opposed the appearance of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika for ongoing trial at the court.
