Human rights lawyer and social critic, Mr. Dele Farotimi, has been arraigned before an Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday and subsequently remanded in prison.
LEADERSHIP reports that Farotimi’s arrest has been largely condemned on the social media after he was picked up in Lagos by the police on Tuesday, and moved to Ekiti State where he was detained ahead of his arraignment on Wednesday.
Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general election, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, disclosed the arraignment and remand of Farotimi in an update on the case through his X page on Wednesday.
Sowore said that the human rights lawyer was hurriedly prosecuted and sent to jail after being denied bail by an unnamed judge.
He said the judge also ordered Farotimi’s remand until December 10 when the case will be heard in court.
Lamenting on the development, Sowore wrote, “The Nigerian justice system is whack, as expected Dele Farotimi has been hurriedly prosecuted and sent to prison after being denied bail by a judge in Ado Ekiti pre-arranged to do the same.”
The ex-presidential candidate further accused renowned legal luminary and philanthropist, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) and the Judiciary, of orchestrating Farotimi’s ordeal.
“The Police, Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, and the judicial officers had it all planned out even before they sent the goons from Ekiti State Command RRS (formerly SARS) to abduct him. The case adjourned till December 10, 2024,” Sowore stated.