Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Jibrin Samuel Okutepa has reacted after human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi was arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force.
His reaction was contained in a post that he shared on his official X handle. In the post that Jibrin Samuel Okutepa shared on his page, he said there are more criminals roaming the streets in Nigeria. He said the police should go after real criminals.
Jibrin Samuel Okutepa stated that Dele Farotimi has not been declared a criminal by any competent court of law. He said he must not be detained unlawfully.
Here is what he wrote on his official X handle;
“There are more criminals roaming the streets in Nigeria. Nigerian police should go after real criminals. Dele Farotimi Esq is not and has not been declared a criminal by any competent court of law. He must not be detained unlawfully. He must be allowed access to lawyers.
“His arrest on the allegations of criminal defamation by the police is an abuse of police power. Defamation is tortuous and actionable in civil courts.
“Those who feel Dele Farotimi has defamed them should go to court. The use of police to detail Dele Farotimi is oppressive”.