Frontline Human Rights activist and former Presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore has slammed the Nigerian judiciary for hurriedly prosecuting Dele Farotimi.
A High Court sitting in Ekiti on Wednesday remanded Barrister Farotimi following the alleged defamation of Chief Afe Babalola in his book; Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System.
Reacting to the court refusal to grant Farotimi bail, Sowore wrote on his X handle; “The Nigerian justice system is wack, as expected @DeleFarotimi has been hurriedly prosecuted and sent to prison after being denied bail by a judge in Ado Ekiti pre-arranged to do the same.
“The @policeng, Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, and the judicial officers had it all planned out even before they sent the goons from Ekiti state command RRS (formerly SARS) to abduct him.
“The case adjourned till December 10, 2024.
“#RevolutionNow, I mean it. Nigeria is overdue for a REVOLUTION!,”
Similarly, Comedian and human rights activist, Debo Adebayo popularly known as Mr Macaroni took the judiciary and the Police Force to cleaners over the treatment melted to the Lagos- based lawyer.
Mr. Macaroni on Wednesday submitted; “Dele Farotimi wrote a book Called “Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System” and the brazen impunity which the book seeks to address is playing right before our eyes.
“How does one describe this insanity?
“Using the Police to abduct a person from one state to another state, the intimidation and harassment of his staff, seizure of their phones…
How many crimes have been committed here while trying to investigate whether Mr Farotimi actually committed a crime?
“For how long will the Nigerian Police continue to allow themselves be used by the “High and Mighty” to oppress Nigerians?
“This is what happens when we support that civil matters be treated as criminal matters because of political differences or stanship.
“We have opened the season to the rich and influential who can have a Nigerian arrested by the police because the person said that the big man’s fart stinks.
“Even people who should know better now abuse power because there are zero consequences for these actions.
“Our system of corruption allows the innocent man who hasn’t been proven guilty of committing any crime suffer while the guilty who commits numerous crimes trying to prove that the innocent man committed a crime roams freely.
“TUEH!”
