A Magistrate court in Ekiti State has granted human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi ₦30 million bail.
Farotimi arrived at the Ekiti Magistrate Court, with heavy security comprising policemen and other law enforcement agents sighted.
The bail conditions include two sureties, who are “responsible citizens in the society”, with the defendant asked to leave his international passport with the court.
Farotimi would also not grant media interviews during the pendency of the case.
He was remanded in prison custody on December 7, 2024, after being arrested on 16 counts of criminal defamation, following the publication of his book, Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System.
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