JUST IN: Court grants Dele Famoroti N50m bail
The Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti on Monday granted the human rights activist, Dele Farotimi bail.
Justice Babs O. Kuewumi, presiding over the court on Monday, December 9, 2024, ruled that Farotimi be released on bail with conditions that included a N50 million surety and a guarantor possessing a landed property of equivalent value.
The surety is expected to provide evidence of two years’ tax clearance, land document and a letter of authorisation from the telecommunication company.
The rights activist is standing trial for alleged defamation and cybercrime in a case filed by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Afe Babalola.