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Farotimi in Court which grants him N50m bail

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Farotimi in court.

 

Dele Farotimi , human rights lawyer was oday granted bail by a federal high court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, in a defamation case filed by Aare Afe Babalola.

The 2023 African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, announced the development on his X (Twitter) handle on Monday.

Sowore stated that Farotimi was granted N50 million bail with a surety in the same amount, who must provide landed property as collateral.

The case has been adjourned to January 29, 2025.

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