By Seun Opejobi The Social and Economic Rights Accountability Project, SERAP, has called on President Bola Tinubu’s administration t...
By Seun Opejobi
The Social and Economic Rights Accountability Project,
SERAP, has called on President Bola Tinubu’s administration to release activist
Dele Farotimi.
SERAP cautioned the Nigerian government against using
criminal defamation laws to turn critics into criminals.
Posting on X, SERAP wrote: “BREAKING: The Tinubu
administration must immediately release activist Dele Farotimi who is
reportedly arrested for alleged defamation.
“Nigerian authorities should not be using criminal
defamation laws to turn critics into criminals and undermine freedom of
expression.”
Earlier, DAILY POST reports a petition written by Chief Afe
Babalola, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, accusing him of defaming his client.
The arrest comes amidst ongoing tensions, with Farotimi
previously raising concerns over alleged threats to his life by influential
figures within Nigerian elite circles, purportedly in collaboration with
security agencies and legal professionals.
On her part, Aisha Yesufu wondered when the police would
stop being a weapon of oppression.
“What the heck is going on? Mr Dele Farotimi @DeleFarotimi
arrested by police and whereabouts unknown? @PoliceNG when will you stop being
a weapon of oppression?
“They want to silence voices #FreeDeleFarotimiNow,” she
wrote.
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