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Court Strikes Out Defamation Suit Against Dele Farotimi

Court Strikes Out Defamation Suit Against Dele Farotimi

A Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti has struck out the defamation suit filed by Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun against lawyer Dele Farotimi over alleged cybercrime.

The case, which stemmed from comments made by Farotimi in an interview about his book, Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System, particularly concerning Afe Babalola University founder Afe Babalola, was formally withdrawn in court on Wednesday.

During the hearing, counsel for the complainant, Samson Osobu, informed the court that the prosecution had filed a notice of discontinuance. Citing Section 108(1)(2)(a) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015, he stated, “The prosecution, with the leave of this honourable court, seeks to withdraw the charge against the defendant and pray that the charge be struck out.”

He further explained that the decision followed interventions by well-meaning Nigerians and a request from Babalola himself to discontinue the matter.

Counsel for the defendant, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN), did not oppose the withdrawal, leading Justice Babs Kuewumi to strike out the suit.

Speaking after the ruling, Olumide-Fusika confirmed that the case had been concluded in Ado-Ekiti but declined to comment on related matters pending in courts across Lagos, Ibadan, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and the Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti. He also stated that he had advised Farotimi against granting press interviews on the matter.

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However, following a midnight meeting with the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and some prominent traditional rulers in Ekiti on Sunday, Aare Babalola agreed to withdraw the defamation suit against Farotimi.

On Monday, Afe Babalola announced that he would instruct his lawyers to withdraw the defamation charges against Farotimi.

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