SonofElElyonRet:


Did you read that a book was published in which it was alleged without proof that the learned silk bribed judges?

How did you know there was no proof to back it?
This country is turning to Banana republic. If anyone defamed you, you need not go to police station, all you need doing is get a sound lawyer sue the fellow for defamation of character and wait let the person prove himself in the court and if he cannot prove himself, then, the law will take its course. Either he suffer jail term or he pay a sum to the petitioner or the judge may request such book should be withdrew from circulation or the respondent should publish an apology in daily (ies).

They could not even try him where the cause of action took place, they have to take him to Ekiti where the petitioner is residing.

Very ridiculous, a civil case, the magistrate asked the respondent to be thrown to prison. This singular act has already justified what he said about Afe Babalola, that he procure judgements. This is a pure bailable offence and doesn't require anyone going to prison for now, until the case is exhausted and the defendant found guilty.

All this kind lower the judiciary rating among the comity of nations judiciary. It paints the nation as a cash carrying nation to influence cases.

xtivin:

you read this news so?
It's a judge that sentence him.
Let him bring his evidence of all allegation abeg.

"Sentence" or asked to be kept in prison till 10th December.
You can only sentenced a suspect when arguments had been heard.
Well, that was wrong because it is a pure civil case and civil case like this is bailable.
Not allowing him bail had already justified what he said about Afe Babalola that he procured judgements.

Free Dele Farotimi now.

Confirmedzombie:
As a senior lawyer, I wish to state categorically that the Allegation are weighty and its a criminal defamation case and not a civil matter.

Hence the involvement of the police is justified.

It is left for Bar. Dele to defend himself with strong evidences and not hear say evidences.

Those who Dele has defamed in the passed and all toes he has stepped upon will cease this opportunity to get at him.

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You are talking arrant nonsense and you know it...

Which part of Nigerian legal statutes reserved special status for "senior lawyers"?

People like you are the reason they regard black people as sub-humans...

"he alleged that Aare Afe Babalola corrupted the Judiciary and procured judgements in the supreme court there by exposing him to hatred, contempt, ridicule and damage his hard earn career."

But what he said, is it not the Truth? Why do most Nigerians get angry when told the Truth about themselves?

Shameful.

Na wa

onatisi:

It is very simple , the case is bailable , he will be granted bail at the next hearing , but if he has any proof about all the allegations he made against afe Babalola then he should present it to the court and Nigerians when the case finally gets on

You have no clue on what you are talking about, have you?

Why should granting him a bail wait till next sitting of the court?

Is the matter criminal in nature?

PressMyButton:

Illiterate, defamation has been decriminalized in Lagos state but very much effective in Ekiti state where the plantiff filed the suit.
Try dey read than wasting away on NL.

Where was the offence committed?

Was it in Ekiti State?

Which law permits a private citizen to ferret another citizen across states just to assuage a funny belief of being a strong man?

7upnigeria:


You'll not understand, your Papa no kuku get reputation to protect.

Former GOC , Former Military administrator , for chair of a federal board ..who be your own papa gbefu.. clown from a failed lineage ..This same Babalola has host my oldman in Ekiti so sharap

Sccarrr:
if den born u well defame ppl

If anyone defame you sure them for defamation and let the court apply judgement..only 3rd world people abduct people like this

xtivin:

On the contrary you don't publish without a proof...There is freedom of speech,but there may not be freedom after speech..please let's be objective.

A SAN should know better ,he should sue him for defamation if he feels defamed , instead of abducting him across state lines.. Did you see how Femi Falana acted in the case of of Very Dark Man?

Flangelo12:


Quote ya own.

Are you not an insufferable disgrace?

You were asked to furnish with the law you were quoting and all you could do was asking the other party to quote theirs?!

MadamVanessa:



Please this is a family affairs, it doesn't concerns anyone except you're from that region. Let them fight , kill themselves it won't stop Iragbiji drunk from completing his 8years of nothingness

You are back on nairaland, you this IPOB/ESN riffraff.
I noticed, you went AWOL for a sometime when your Prime Minister, Simon EkpaatiGuguru was arrested...

gidgiddy:
This should have been a civil matter, in a civil court, between Farotimi and Babalola

The Police should not have been part of this

If you feel someone has defamed you, sue for damages in a civil court, not criminal court

Wen we say naija is lawless this is wat we mean.

essentialone:
"he alleged that Aare Afe Babalola corrupted the Judiciary and procured judgements in the supreme court there by exposing him to hatred, contempt, ridicule and damage his hard earn career."

But what he said, is it not the Truth? Why do most Nigerians get angry when told the Truth about themselves?

Shameful.

Nothing spoil.

Make e tell court.

maestroferddi:
Are you not an insufferable disgrace?

You were asked to furnish with the law you were quoting and all you could do was asking the other party to quote theirs?!

Shatap.

SalamRushdie:
Very useless country, just see how a SAN is is displaying his social power

You no well at all. If you think you can defame people by writing without having concrete evidence, then you should be ready to face consequence of your accusations in the court of law.

HIPOSOCRATES:
Encouraging people to carelessly defame people who work hard to get to where they are just because you are able to buy 1000 Naira cheap Internet data is dangerous to the society...

An individual that is defamed has the right to pursue a criminal or civil defamation case in the court depending on the degree of damages he or she has suffered.

Hence, d emotional blackmail of saying, go to court for civil action has become a broken disc. If you plan to defame ur fellow, u should be prepared to face d consequences.

You are not thinking constructively, are you?

Have you considered the possibility that the allegations could be true or provable?

The law should not be a tool used by the apparently powerful and affluent to intimidate the weak..

Nigeria is a criminal enterprise
True will win is just a matter of time

What irony. The allegations have just been proven with his illegal arrest and strange remand for an offense that doesn't exist in Nigeria's laws.

In a regular criminal case the exact laws that are offended would be clearly indicated in the charges.

The judiciary is really one of the reasons investors shy away because the courts are either for sale or amenable to political power

JASONjnr:
There's no sense in this......

You should charge him to court and he should go there to defend his words and not arrest him like a common criminal and throw him inside cell....


Tony is misbehaving ever since he started robbing his flat shoulder with Tinubu.

Normally anyone with the name Babalola always act with emotions and lacks sense of reality......

Dele is going to come out of this victoriously....

so na shrine they charged him to ?

Na ifa priest remand him till December 10th ?

gidgiddy:
This should have been a civil matter, in a civil court, between Farotimi and Babalola

The Police should not have been part of this

If you feel someone has defamed you, sue for damages in a civil court, not criminal court

When have you ever seen anyone compensated for bringing a civil defamation case to court in Nigeria?

Exactly! That’s why we resort to jungle Justice!

badoh:

You no well at all. If you think you can defame people by writing without having concrete evidence, then you should be ready to face consequence of your accusations in the court of law.

The consequence is sue him for defamation and damage

Xox1945:
Nigeria is a criminal enterprise
True will win is just a matter of time

We have been shouting Nigeria is a criminal enterprise and you think you can get away with defaming one of the most senior lawyers in the country?

Look, there is the law (that we all know is never followed) and there is personal responsibility and engaging your brain. We are not in London! Understand your environment!

The likes of Fela went to jail and heaven did not fall. A system Fela fought all his life and did not change is not a system a 2 bit unwashed lawyer wannabe activist is going to dent.

Even the man that was lawyer to Fela has borrowed himself brain and does his “activism” with sense. Is it that he thinks he knows more about the corruption in the system than Falana? You see Falana libel or defame anybody? You see them arrest Falana?

SalamRushdie:


Former GOC , Former Military administrator , for chair of a federal board ..who be your own papa gbefu.. clown from a failed lineage ..This same Babalola has host my oldman in Ekiti so sharap

Lol, noisemaker. Empty barrel. I dont have to tell you who my father is because we're no empty barrels. A good name is better than silver or Gold, thats what Afe Babalola is fighting for.

badoh:

You no well at all. If you think you can defame people by writing without having concrete evidence, then you should be ready to face consequence of your accusations in the court of law.

Some of you have even passed judgement on Dele Farotimi when he has not been given chance to defend what he wrote in his book.
You guys just want to turn this country to Banana republic.
All this might flexing is too bad for our country. He should have just told him to mop the book from circulation or risk been sued and afterwards sue him for defamation of character, instead of using police to embarrass him in a constitutional country.

This is just a novelty match between two senior lawyers from the same tribe.
They will use any Okoro that gets involved in this matter to settle

casualobserver:


We have been shouting Nigeria is a criminal enterprise and you think you can get away with defaming one of the most senior lawyers in the country?

Look, there is the law (that we all know is never followed) and there is personal responsibility and engaging your brain. We are not in London! Understand your environment!

The likes of Fela went to jail and heaven did not fall. A system Fela fought all his life and did not change is not a system a 2 bit unwashed lawyer wannabe activist is going to dent.

Even the man that was lawyer to Fela has borrowed himself brain and does his “activism” with sense. Is it that he thinks he knows more about the corruption in the system than Falana? You see Falana libel or defame anybody? You see them arrest Falana?

If I could get you right, are you saying the country is a lawless country and things are not done the way it ought to be done, if what I read is what truly you're insinuating? That someone is a senior lawyer does it confined on him constitutional superiority? Please explain to us because I thought we are all equal before the law.

Nobody can beat their chest for now that the allegation he preferred against Afe Babalola is correct or wrong, until it is proven beyond doubt in the law court.
If someone defamed you, take him to court for a redress rather than using police to embarrass him. That's awkward.

yarimo:
Defaming? That means 100% bitter Obidients will be arrested

Including the 1000% useless BATists

IfnobeGod20:
How did you know there was no proof to back it?
This country is turning to Banana republic. If anyone defamed you, you need not go to police station, all you need doing is get a sound lawyer sue the fellow for defamation of character and wait let the person prove himself in the court and if he cannot prove himself, then, the law will take its course. Either he suffer jail term or he pay a sum to the petitioner or the judge may request such book should be withdrew from circulation or the respondent should publish an apology in daily (ies).

They could not even try him where the cause of action took place, they have to take him to Ekiti where the petitioner is residing.

Very ridiculous, a civil case, the magistrate asked the respondent to be thrown to prison. This singular act has already justified what he said about Afe Babalola, that he procure judgements. This is a pure bailable offence and doesn't require anyone going to prison for now, until the case is exhausted and the defendant found guilty.

All this kind lower the judiciary rating among the comity of nations judiciary. It paints the nation as a cash carrying nation to influence cases.

There is criminal libel in our laws.. check again. Until it is expunged, Afe has the right to lodge a criminal complaint. He built a reputation over decades and someone wants to ruin it just like that? Regarding evidence, the accused doesn't have any to prove afe procured court judgement through corruption. If he has evidence that afe bribed judges he should present it. None presented till date !!!

There is a certain eeediot who is always seeking my attention. Mentioning me in posts and responding to my posts in the hope he gets my attention.

He should note that I do not read his posts and by now have realized I have no intention to engage those who have proven themselves to be intellectually challenged. Nairaland needs an ignore button!

AntiWailer:


so na shrine they charged him to ?

Na ifa priest remand him till December 10th ?

He should be charged directly to court and not arrest him like a common criminal before taking him to the court.


How many politicians get arrested and taken to prison before appearing in court for character defamation with the stolen funds they keep stealing?