Recall that Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Afe Babalola had accused Farotimi of defaming him in his 104-paged book, ‘Nigeria and its Criminal Justice.’
Former Chairman of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu has called out the Nigerian judiciary.
He accused the judiciary of engaging in judicial and legal terrorism in the incarceration of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi.
Odinkalu said Farotimi is not going through what he described as a legal trial because he is held hostage.
He spoke during a conversation hosted by Omoyele Sowore on X Space on Thursday.
The former Head of NHRC said Farotimi’s situation was a “hostage-taking” scenario, where the excuse of legality is being used to perpetuate injustice.
He said: “We have to end that, to end it let us train our thoughts on the judiciary and the law, all the other details can follow up. There so many Nigerians and Dele is one of those who are hostages of the law.
“Dele is not going through a legal trial; he is going through judicial terrorism and legal terrorism. This is hostage-taking using excuse of legality.
“We are going to make that case rigorously and vigorously across the board on behalf of Nigerians who are going through it at the moment.”
Recall that Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Afe Babalola had accused Farotimi of defaming him in his 104-paged book, ‘Nigeria and its Criminal Justice.’
The elder statesman petitioned the Ekiti State Police Command, leading to the arrest of Farotimi in Lagos State.
Following the petition, Farotimi was subsequently arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti.