Lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, has reportedly been abducted by men suspected to operatives of the Nigerian Police Force, moments after detailing how a celebrated lawyer and elder statesman, Chief Afe Babalola, wrote a petition against him in Ekiti State.
Mr. Farotimi, a key member of the Obidient Movement, had in the statement shared via his X account earlier on Tuesday, disclosed that that police had shown his pastor friends in Ekiti a petition written by Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, in Ekiti State, addressed to the Ekiti State Police Command, and demanded that they lure him to a church to facilitate his arrest.
In the statement titled, “They want to silence me,” he disclosed that, “on Monday, the 11th of November 2024, I was informed that an invitation letter from Zone 2 Police Command was delivered to my office. The letter requested that I report to the station on Wednesday, the 13th of November 2024, at 10:00 AM. READ MORE HERE
“Accompanied by my legal counsel, I arrived at the station at 9:45 AM on the stated date. At the station, I was presented with a petition written by a lawyer on behalf of Mr. Tony Elumelu, accusing me of defamation. Despite finding the petition baseless, I addressed its content. Subsequently, I met with the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and the Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) in charge of Zone 2. After discussions, I was released on bail on self- recognisance and asked to return to the station on Thursday, the 21st of November 2024.
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