The Obidient Movement has threatened to embark on nationwide protest if a human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, is not released with immediate effect.
Naija News reported that a Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti ordered that Farotimi be remanded following allegations of defaming a prominent legal figure and founder of Afe Babalola University, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN.
The activist is accused of damaging the reputation of Afe Babalola through statements made in his recently released book, ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System.’
In a statement on Wednesday, the National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr Yunusa Tanko called for the immediate and unconditional release of the lawyer.
Tanko added that Farotimi’s arrest and detention raise serious questions about the misuse of power and the suppression of freedom of speech in Nigeria.
The statement read, “This government inflicted pain on the Nigerian people by increasing the cost of fuel prices with…
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