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The Nigerian Police have filed fresh cybercrime charges
against detained human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi.
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The additional 12 count charge was filed on Friday, December
6, 2024, before a Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti.
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The development follows 16 charges earlier filed against the
lawyer by the Police on Wednesday.
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Recall that the human rights lawyer was arrested in Lagos on Tuesday,
December 3, 2024, by operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command.
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He was arraigned in a magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti the next
day on a 16 count charge of defamation of character against a Senior Advocate
of Nigeria, SAN, Afe Babalola, who was named in his book, ‘Nigeria and its
Criminal Justice System’.
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In his ruling, the magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun remanded
Farotimi in prison custody till December 10.
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However, in the new charges, Farotimi is accused of making
defamatory statements on Seun Okinbaloye’s podcast, based on content in his
book, ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System’.
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He was accused of intimidating and maligning Afe Babalola on
the podcast.
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The lawyer was also charged for publicizing details of legal
actions taken against him during a press conference on December 2, 2024, before
his arrest on December 3, 2024.
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