Dele Farotimi, a prominent human rights lawyer and activist, has filed a lawsuit at the Lagos State High Court challenging his arrest by the Ekiti State Police Command.
The suit, filed by his attorney, Ralph Nwoke, comes after police officers reportedly raided Farotimi’s office on Tuesday.
Nwoke shared details of the incident, saying, “We’re in court. We’ve filed a fundamental human rights application before the Lagos State High Court. We are seeking further clarification on what happened today.”
According to Nwoke, the police officers confiscated phones and other devices belonging to Farotimi’s staff and allegedly threatened to shoot anyone who questioned their actions or sought information about the activist’s whereabouts.
Farotimi was arrested and transported to Ekiti State over allegations of defaming legal heavyweight, Afe Babalola in his recent book, Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System.
On Wednesday, Farotimi was arraigned in a Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti.
Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun denied him bail, ordering his detention in the correctional facility until a hearing set for December 10, after Farotimi pleaded “not guilty” to the 16 charges filed against him.
