The Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has granted N50 million bail to Dele Farotimi, a lawyer and human rights activist.

The news was shared by Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress presidential candidate in the 2023 election, through his X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday.

The post read, “The first hurdle was crossed. #DeleFarotimi was granted bail of N50 million surety in the like sum with someone with landed property. The case was adjourned to January 29, 2025”.

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Farotimi was taken to court by Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria for alleged defamation.

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