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    3 Mins ReadJanuary 27, 2025

    Alleged Defamation: Afe Babalola Withdraws Suit Against Farotimi

    By Festus AdeloyeJanuary 27, 2025No Comments3 Mins Read
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    The founder of Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, has accepted to withdraw charges against Human Rights Activist and kawyer, Dele Farotimi who is facing criminal defamation charges. 

    This followed the appeal by foremost Yoruba Monarchs, including the Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Oguwusi and other prominent Ekiti monarchs. They pleaded with legal icon to drop the charges during a meeting with him at ABUAD campus.

    Other prominent monarchs present at the parley were the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejuyigbe, the Ogoga of Ikere, Oba Adejimi Adu, the Oloye of Oloye Ekiti, Ajero of Ijero Ekiti, Olojudo of Ido Ekiti, among others.

    Farotimi is facing criminal defamation and cybercrime charges in an Ekiti State Magistratesโ€™ Court and the Federal High Court, Ado Ekiti.

    The defamation charge stems from the allegations in Farotimiโ€™s book  entitled โ€œNigeria and its criminal justice systemโ€ that accused Babalola of influencing Supreme Court judges.

    Upon his not guilty plea, the Magistratesโ€™ Court remanded the human right lawyer and later admitted him to N30m bail. The Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, also granted him N50m bail.

    Addressing newsmen after a closed- door meeting with Babalola in Ado-Ekiti at the wee hours on Monday, Oba Ogunwusi, said Yoruba leaders and stakeholders were following the event keenly and had to appeal to Aare Babalola to Pardon his son, Farotimi

    He commended Babalola for building his integrity over the years adding that no one could rubbish his name.

    โ€œWe are coming together as a race to take this thing from you. Baba, you have told the world and they have heard you clearly. We can see that you have fought every battle to sustain that name you have built.

    โ€œNobody can rubbish your name. You have proven to the world that this is what you stand for. We are very proud of you. Itโ€™s a lesson for us as a race. We want to appeal and also use our race to instruct you. It is not your wish but we are taking it because of the race.

    โ€œDele Farotimi is your son and you might not know him. Why we are here is our ethos as a race and we cannot take anything that is so hard for you. We are using the race because our elders too have spoken. Combining traditional institutions is what we are using to take this from you,โ€ Oba Ogunwusi added.

    In his response to the appeal by the monarchs, Babalola said that he had received several letters and calls on the issue, particularly from notable Nigerians including former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Bishop Kukah but said that he rejected their appeal

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