A Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, has ordered the remand of human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, in a correctional facility. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presiding magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, issued the remand order after Farotimi was arraigned by the police on charges of defamation against renowned legal … Read more
Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Ekiti State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Farotimi was apprehended in Lagos on Tuesday by officers from the Ekiti State Police Command and was presented in court around 10:25 AM on Wednesday. The legal practitioner faces 16 charges of defamation … Read more
On Tuesday, the Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, acquitted and discharged four individuals charged with conspiracy, murder, and armed robbery. Eko Hot Blog reports that the defendants, Abdulahi Oladepo, Momolosho Olanrewaju, Jimoh Azeez, and Ibrahim Adebisi, were arraigned on March 24, 2023, on three counts related to the alleged crimes. The prosecution, led … Read more