The magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti has denied bail to human rights activist Dele Farotimi, who is facing charges of alleged defamation against Afe Babalola, founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti.
During Tuesday’s hearing, the presiding magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, postponed the decision on Farotimi’s bail application to December 20. This delay followed an argument by police counsel Samson Osobu, who claimed that the bail application filed by the defendant was incomplete and improperly submitted.
Earlier, Farotimi, a Lagos-based legal practitioner, had filed a preliminary objection urging the Ado-Ekiti Magistrate Court to dismiss the case.
In his objection, presented on five grounds, Farotimi contended that the charge brought before the court is legally baseless and non-existent. He further argued that the magistrate lacked jurisdiction and that the charge was fundamentally incompetent.
