Sowore: How Elumelu’s petition got Dele Farotimi arrested
The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has disclosed that Dele Farotimi, a human rights lawyer has been arrested.
In a post he made on his X on Tuesday, Sowore claimed Farotimi was arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force following a petition filed by Nigerian businessman, Tony Elumelu.
“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. 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 police at Zone 2 in Lagos are advised to release Barrister Dele Farotimi immediately,” Sowore stated on X.
The human rights activist had in November accused the police of trying to abduct him days after he got an invitation letter from the Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos on November 11.
The police had asked the critic to report to the station on November 13. Farotimi said the police showed him a petition accusing him of defamation when he arrived at the station. The petition was written by a lawyer on behalf of Elumelu, the Chairman of UBA Group.
