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The Federal Excessive Court docket in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Monday granted N50million bail to human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, after the police filed expenses towards him over allegations of cybercrime.
Justice Babs O. Kuewumi, presiding over the court docket on Monday, December 9, 2024, dominated that Farotimi be launched on bail with situations that included a N50million surety and a guarantor possessing a landed property of equal worth.
The case, with go well with quantity FHC/AD/CR/104/2024, was filed by the Inspector-Basic of Police, alleging cybercrime actions linked to Farotimi.
Nevertheless, Justice Kuewumi adjourned the case to January 29, 2025, for additional proceedings.
The Bureau Newspapers had final Friday reported that the Nigerian police filed contemporary expenses towards Farotimi, earlier than the Federal Excessive Court docket In Ado-Ekiti, over allegations of cybercrime.
The state police command had made the submitting in a plot to frustrate the human rights lawyer’s bail software and preserve him in remand.
Additionally talking on the Monday’s court docket sitting, human rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow motion, Omoyele Sowore, stated, “The primary hurdle was crossed. @DeleFarotimi was granted bail of N50 million naira surety within the like sum with somebody with landed property. The Case was Adjourned to 29 January 2025. #FreeDeleFarotimiNow”
Farotimi, identified for his advocacy for justice and good governance, had appeared earlier than the court docket on Wednesday following expenses introduced towards him by Age Babalola SAN beneath the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, And so on.) Act, 2015.
The police filed 12 contemporary counts expenses aainst Farotimi, based on court docket paperwork seen by The Bureau Newspapers.
A number of the counts learn, “That you just Dele Farotimi ‘m’ on twenty eighth August 2024 knowingly and deliberately transmitted communication in a web based interview on Mic On Podcast by Seun Okinbaloye in your YouTube Channel ( in respect of a e book authored and printed by you titled: “Nigeria and its Legal Justice System” whereby you acknowledged within the interview that: “Aare Afe Babalola corrupted the judiciary” which you recognize to be false info for the aim of inflicting breakdown of legislation and order thereby dedicated an offence opposite to and punishable beneath Part 24(1) (b) of Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, and so forth) Act 2015 as amended.“COUNT II: That you just Dele Farotimi ‘m’ on twenty eighth August 2024 knowingly and deliberately transmitted communication in a web based interview on Mic On Podcast by Seun Okinbaloye in your Youtube Channel ( in respect of a e book authored and printed by you titled: “Nigeria and its Legal Justice System” whereby you acknowledged within the interview that “Aare Afe Babalola corrupted the judiciary” with the intention of bullying and harassing the named individuals thereby dedicated an offence opposite to and punishable beneath Part 24 (a) of Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, and so forth) Act 2015 as amended.“COUNT III: That you just Dele Farotimi ‘m’ on 2nd December, 2024 deliberately despatched a message in the midst of a press convention held on On-line in your YouTube Channel ( the place you acknowledged that: “It got here to my information that there’s a cost most well-liked earlier than a court docket in Ekiti State towards me on the occasion of Chief Afe Babalola.”
The Nigerian police had arraigned Farotimi, earlier than an Ekiti State court docket over allegations of cybercrime.
The Bureau Newspapers noticed 16 expenses filed by the police prosecutor on Wednesday.
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