The Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola SAN, in the early hour of Monday January 27, 2025, says he has agreed to withdraw the cases instituted against activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi.
Following Babalola’s petition to the Police Commissioner in Ekiti State that Farotimi defamed him in a book titled; “Nigeria and it’s Criminal Justice System”, the Police arrested the activist lawyer and arraigned him before two courts in Ekiti.
Consequently, Farotimi stood trial for alleged Criminal defamation before an Ekiti State Magistrate Court, Ado Ekiti District and as well as for alleged cyber-bullying before the Ado Ekiti Division of the Federal High Court.
But Babalola who spoke at ABUAD after the interview of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and other top traditional rulers at the meeting, said, he had agreed to withdraw the criminal case, saying; “I will tell my lawyers to withdraw the case”, the details was released to journalists by the Public Relations Officer of the Palace of Ooni of Ife.
The Statement:
Ooni resolves issues between AARE AFE BABALOLA AND DELE FAROTIMI
The Ooni of Ife, Arole Oduduwa Olofin Adimula, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja 11, in company of prominent Yoruba traditional Rulers in Ekiti State was at the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, ABUAD, last night to appeal to the founder of the University Aare Babalola to forgive the human rights lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi and withdraw the ongoing criminal case instituted against him.
Ooni Ogunwusi arrived Ado Ekiti at about 10.08pm last night into the waiting hands of Aare Afe Babalola himself accompanied by the Vice Chancellor Professor Elisabeta Smaranda Olarinde Bursar Pastor Joseph Modupe Babalola.
-9News Nigeria.
