A temporary reprieve came the way of the detained legal practitioner-cum-rights activist, Dele Farotimi as the Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, granted bail on Monday.
The rights activists has been embroiled in an alleged defamation issue with legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola.
Farotimi was granted bail for ₦50m with a surety in the same amount. The surety, the court said, must provide a landed property as collateral.
Farotimi was represented by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Festus Emiri.
Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, took to his X handle to break the news of Farotimi’s bail conditions as set by the court.
He wrote: “The first hurdle was crossed. #DeleFarotimi was granted bail of N50 million surety in the like sum with someone with landed property. The case was adjourned to January 29, 2025.”
