Political analyst, Dr. Marindoti has stated that human rights activist, Dele Farotimi was the first person to sue Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afe Babalola in 2016.
This statement was contained in a video that was posted on the official X handle of NEWS CENTRAL TV on Friday from 1.10.
In the video that surfaced online, Marindoti stated that when Farotimi sued Afe Babalola, he was not jailed but today, the story is different.
Here is what he said in the viral video;
“In 2016 he was the first person to sue Afe Babalola for libel and Afe Babalola was never put to jail that time. Now, this time when Afe Babalola is suing him for libel, he’s been put to jail for what? For writing a book?
I don’t get it, the criminal libel law, whether it is even valid in Ekiti state is debatable. Someone was taken in Lagos. They didn’t charge him in Lagos, they didn’t charge him in Ibadan, Osun, Ondo but they went all the way to Ekiti state to charge him”.