Human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi has been denied bail and remanded in prison custody. His case has been adjourned till December 20, 2024, according to a breaking news by TV Continental (TVC).

Dele Farotimi is facing a 16-count charge at the magistrate court for alleged defamation of Afe Babalola (SAN).

He arrived at the court premises around 9:49 today, Tuesday, December 10, accompanied by operatives of the Rapid response squad of the Nigeria police force and the Nigeria Correctional center.

Farotimi is alleged to have maligned Babalola’s reputation in his recently published book titled Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System.

Aare Afe Babalola had considered aspects of the 104-page book, ‘Nigeria and its Criminal Justice’ authored by Farotimi, as defaming him and petitioned the Police to take action.

The Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, granted bail to the defendant, in the suit filed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun against him over alleged cybercrime.