Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi has regained freedom after meeting his bail conditions and is on his way to his Lagos home.
The development was disclosed by politician and activist, Omoyele Sowore.
He was arrested earlier in the month for allegedly defaming Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, ABUAD.
Farotimi, who was remanded in a correctional centre in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, arrived at the Magistrate Court premises around 9:45 am on Friday amid heavy security presence.
Posting on X, Sowore said the embattled activist lawyer was no longer at the prison yards in Ekiti State.
Meanwhile, the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has rejected a request by Chief Afe Babalola SANβs law firm, Emmanuel Chambers, to revoke the law practising license of lawyer and author, Tomilola Farotimi, also known as Dele Farotimi, over allegations of criminal defamation and professional misconduct.
Farotimi was brought before the LPDC based on a petition authored by Ola Faro, a lawyer in Emmanuel Chambers.
The petition alleged that Farotimi, in his book βNigeria and Criminal Justice Systemβ, made defamatory statements against the Supreme Court and the legal profession.
However, in its report, the LPDC determined that the alleged offences occurred in Farotimiβs capacity as an author, not during his practice as a legal professional.
The LPDC concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to address complaints about publications and advised aggrieved parties to seek redress in regular courts.
The LPDC Chairman, Justice Isaq Usman Bello, affirmed that the petition could not be granted due to jurisdictional limitations.
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