The Nigeria Police Force has arrested Dele Farotimi, a human rights lawyer.
According to reports from FIJ on Tuesday, Omoyele Sowore, the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and an advocate for good governance, shared the news on X.
I just learned that Dele Farotimi was arrested by the Nigerian Police over a petition by Tony Elumelu of UBA Group alleging Dele defamed him. It is pertinent that the Nigerian police are notified that the institution cannot continue to be used to settle personal scores, and we, the citizens of Nigeria, would no longer tolerate such a situation. Therefore, the police at Zone 2 in Lagos are advised to release Barrister Dele Farotimi immediately,” Sowore stated.
Meanwhile, Dele Farotimi had issued a statement alleging a ploy to silence him.
