The Nigeria Police Force has arrested Dele Farotimi, a human rights lawyer, FIJ heard on Tuesday.

Omoyele Sowore, a 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and a good governance advocate, made the announcement on social media.

I just learned that @DeleFarotimi was arrested by @PoliceNG over a petition by @TonyOElumelu of @UBAGroup alleging Dele defamed him. It is pertinent that the Nigerian police are notified that the institution cannot continue to be used to settle personal scores, and we, the citizens of Nigeria, would no longer tolerate such a situation. Therefore, the @PoliceNG at Zone 2 in Lagos are advised to release Barrister @DeleFarotimi immediately.

https://x.com/YeleSowore/status/1863922289034567939?t=mexp9RhtfZH0tBopp3wT8Q&s=19

Freedom after speech or write up is not guaranteed, be mindful of what you say about people.

“I just learned that Dele Farotimi was arrested by the Nigerian Police over a petition by Tony Elumelu of UBA Group alleging Dele defamed him

Toh

All the people he has been written rubbish about in the past are now having his time.

Na different ways to receive senses

helinues:
Toh

All the people he has been written rubbish about in the past are now having his time.

Na different ways to receive senses

he will come out and be legend as usual. Unlike you that you are just empty chest beater and propagandist here. 🐤🐤🐤🐤

press9jatv:
he will come out and be legend as usual. Unlike you that you are just empty chest beater and propagandist here. 🐤🐤🐤🐤

You didn't even read what the petition is all about .

Una go just dey disgrace unaself everywhere

FYI, he's having issue with Tony Elumelu, UBA boss. Your fixated mindset only reason political arrest

Shame oo

helinues:


You didn't even read what the petition is all about .

Una go just dey disgrace unaself everywhere

FYI, he's having issue with Tony Elumelu, UBA boss. Your fixated mindset only reason political arrest

bla bla , your ignorance stinks here. Read the news well . Dele have the right to speak to the people in power here. He will be release and you will wail tired

press9jatv:
bla bla , your ignorance stinks here. Read the news well

Have some shame and stop talking rubbish. You initially thought the arrest was political hence attacking my comments .

Same rubbish the guy has been written that got him into trouble might also lead you into canal if you don't retract your steps

helinues:


Have some shame and stop talking rubbish. You initially thought the arrest was political hence attacking my comments .

Same rubbish the guy has been written that got him into trouble might also lead you into canal if you don't retract your steps

you should be the one to be ashamed of yourself here. You are here on Nairaland 24/7 to defend your paymaster. Radarada gbogbo. Keep wailing 😂😂😂😂

Tony Elumelu dey abuse power
If this one com be politician, e go too do sef


Na military regime we dey?

So, Dele no get freedom of speech again

press9jatv:
you should be the one to be ashamed of yourself here. You are here on Nairaland 24/7 to defend your paymaster. Radarada gbogbo. Keep wailing 😂😂😂😂

That shouldn't be your life's problem as no be you dey pay my bills for decades on this forum.

That luxury of time which I have to be available almost everyday, no be mouth you can never have it .

If things are not working, frustration won't inspired. It's logical. It's you people who have turned yourself into monitoring spirit that should go and get productive without the continuation of wasting both time and life away on this forum

After all, una contributions to anything is like K in Knives, not even any major winning support for years, just galore losing yet Dem go still dey talk say dem get opinion

Radarada

helinues:


That shouldn't be your life's problem as no be you dey pay my bills for decades on this forum.

That luxury of time which I have to be available almost everyday, no be mouth you can never have it .

If things are not working, frustration won't inspired. It's logical. It's you people who have turned yourself into monitoring spirit that should go and get productive without the continuation of wasting both time and life away on this forum

After all, una contributions to anything is like K in Knives, not even any major winning support for years, just galore losing yet Dem go still dey talk say dem get opinion

Radarada

if things are really working for you here, you don’t have to be on Nairaland 24/7. Everyone knows your tactics and propaganda here. Keep ranting 🙄🙄🙄

Egbetokun doing his lord's bidding.

EmperorCaesar:


Tony Elumelu dey abuse power
If this one com be politician, e go too do sef


Na military regime we dey?

So, Dele no get freedom of speech again

How is he abusing power??

This a man that has alot to lose if some rubbish is written about him if not true.

No top business man will smile at someone defaming his/her character.

He did the right thing by reporting to the authorities.....let dele prove what he wrote is true that all.

Egbetokun is having field day of 'mobilization' billions harvest.

Burnaboy's mobilization- Speed Darlington arrested.

Hope Uzodinma mobilization- Ihekweme arrested.

Afe Babalola's mobilization- Dele Farotimi arrested..

More Mobilization billions for Egbetokun. Insha Allah..

Justices would likely be salivatiing and eager for the billions that come via judicial compromises from these Big men. Justice FOR SALE.

The prison authorities should please help him shave his hair and beard.

It is overdue

Defamation Can Be Civil and Criminal.
By the provisions of Section 375 of the Criminal Code Act, any person who publishes any defamatory matter is guilty of a misdemeanor and is liable to imprisonment for one year; and any person who publishes any defamatory matter knowing it to be false, is liable to imprisonment for two years.

Many of these social media activist act on false knowledge.
They should do a thorough fact checking before posting their information.
My take is that no one should use the police as a weapon of oppression to anyone.

Let the case be charged and the Law to take it's cause.

Omooba77:
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested Dele Farotimi, a human rights lawyer, FIJ heard on Tuesday.

The Brown Teeth is doing everything he can to set the Jungle on fire

What's Nigeria turning into.

Is Tony not supposed to institute a civil proceeding against Dele, instead of using the police to intimidate him on a civil matter

He will be out in no time

press9jatv:
bla bla , your ignorance stinks here. Read the news well . Dele have the right to speak to the people in power here. He will be release and you will wail tired

Please just shut up.

Police should release dele with immediate effect.how can they arrest first class citizen?

Loveenthed:


The Brown Teeth is doing everything he can to set the Jungle on fire

It is well, Nlfpmod.......

Loveenthed:


The Brown Teeth is doing everything he can to set the Jungle on fire

Make Chairman Tony Elumelu try recommend you for security work without retirement benefits for any UBA branch for your town of abode.

You need am, a lazy mind is the devil’s workshop.

Omooba77:

It is well, Nlfpmod.......

You went on to call the mod.

The Mods aren't bias people. I don't know when brown teeth and jungle becomes someone's name.

The way your group reason is a good example of "it is well" as you have said.

Eni je fukun laran fuu.

Stop enabling illiterates into power because it suits your political, religious or social whelms!

A civil matter should be treated as a civil matter.... arresting Dele is part of broader reason why some of you will die of hungry soon! If you enable these illiterates, they will devour you at the time you leaset expect because there wuill be no Institute independent enough to challenge them when they abuse powers through their connections to govt in power!

If Dele is ready, he should also go after Elumelu and his assets abroad.... at least he will be given opportunity to prove how he abuses the priviledeges conferred on hiim by wealth, power and closeness to the present Executive govt! He might be lucky and a judge will see reason to compensate him wirth part of his assets abroad!

sapele914:
Make Chairman Tony Elumelu try recommend you for security work without retirement benefits for any UBA branch for your town of abode.

You need am, a lazy mind is the devil’s workshop.

You need it more

I have a Thriving business fetching me good returns.

Loveenthed:


You need it more

I have a Thriving business fetching me good returns.

I sincerely doubt that.

Loveenthed:


You need it more

I have a Thriving business fetching me good returns.

You wey poverty don pummel finish?
Dey play, bloody church rat!

press9jatv:
if things are really working for you here, you don’t have to be on Nairaland 24/7. Everyone knows your tactics and propaganda here. Keep ranting 🙄🙄🙄

He's clearly living the high life, so broke and hungry that his full time job is crawling all over Nairaland every second of the day. Truly the hallmark of ambition and productivity

helinues:


Have some shame and stop talking rubbish. You initially thought the arrest was political hence attacking my comments .

Same rubbish the guy has been written that got him into trouble might also lead you into canal if you don't retract your steps

Stop yapping rubbish.
Dele has the right to speak up against evil. He has not said as much as your emergency mentor Bola Tinubu. That one said worse things about Abacha. Framing a genuine human rights activists as a trouble maker talking rubbish, all in the defense of the worst president in Nigerias history, is simply mind boggling.
You agbadorians too overdo

I support Tony Elumelu for the petition and commend the police for taking swift action to arrest him. We must learn to stop defaming people.......

That's how one lil brat girl allegedly defamed me of which I took swift action by involving the police via petition, it was at the point of arrest, detention and charge to court that she confessed to have wrongly defamed me all because I didn't key into her demands, just imagine!

Which story we go believe now ?