Most of those who have commented or are commenting on the Dele Farotimi-Afe Babalola saga have not read the book at the heart of the story: Farotimi’s ‘Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System.’ I have. I bought a digital copy from Amazon recently, and spent four hours slowly reading – indeed, perusing – the 115-page book on Kindle.
Why did I buy the book? Two reasons. First, column-writing is about topicality and informed commentary. A good columnist should comment on any topical issue of significant public interest and do so from an informe
