Ikeja, Lagos state – Popular human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, broke down in tears on YouTube on Sunday, December 29.
Farotimi, an outspoken opposition figure in Nigeria, was recently embroiled in a controversy over a book he authored.
Farotimi was released from the correctional facility in Ekiti state last week after meeting the bail conditions granted him in a case where he faces criminal charges of allegedly defaming Pa Afe Babalola in his book.
In Farotimi’s widely circulated book, ‘Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System’, Babalola, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), was accused of corrupting the Nigerian Supreme Court in the service of his clients. The author also faces cybercrime charges at the federal high court in Ado Ekiti regarding the book.
Both cases followed Babalola’s petition to the police in Ekiti, citing 31 excerpts from the book, which he alleged defamed him.
Speaking on Sunday morning, December 29, on the programme, ‘The Walk to Freedom’, monitored by TimesNow.com.ng, Farotimi lamented the alleged politics of polarisation being played by Nigerian politicians.
He said while crying:
Watch the full video below:
Meanwhile, Nigerians on X (formerly Twitter) are reacting to the video.
TimesNow.com.ng captures some comments below:
@Obidiencentric said:
@Kramz_10z commented:
Nuel Ikwueto wrote:
Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) dismissed a petition filed by Afe Babalola seeking to disbar Farotimi.
LPDC chairman Isaq Bello, who handed down the committee’s decision, explained that the committee’s jurisdiction is limited to professional misconduct directly connected to the practice of law. As a result, the petition to disbar Farotimi was denied.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
