NAIJA NEWS
The Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola SAN, has agreed to withdraw the defamation and cyberbullying cases instituted against activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi.
Naija News reports that Babalola agreed to withdraw the suit following the intervention of Yoruba monarchs, led by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi.
The decision was made during a midnight meeting at ABUAD, which was attended by several traditional rulers, including the Olojudo of Ido Ekiti, Oba Ayorinde Ilori-Faboro; the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Oba Adeyemo Adejugbe; the Ajero of Ijero Ekiti, Oba Joseph Adewole; and the Ogoga of Ikere Ekiti, Oba Adejimi Adu.
Recall that Babalola had filed criminal charges against Farotimi for alleged defamation, stemming from claims in Farotimi’s book, Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System, where the activist accused Babalola of corruption and winning cases through improper means. Farotimi was subsequently arraigned before two courts in Ekiti State.
Despite previous appeals from prominent figures like former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Catholic Bishop Mathew Kukah, and Oba Adejugbe, Babalola had initially refused to drop the cases, citing the severity of the accusations.
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