The Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti presided over by Justice Babs Kuewumi has struck out the criminal defamation suit instituted against a lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi by the Nigeria Police Force.
This followed a notice of discontinuance and withdrawal filed by prosecuting counsel, Mr. Samson Osobu on Wednesday.
It will be recalled that the police dragged Farotimi to court in 2024 after legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), accused the rights activist of defaming him in his book titled, ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System.’
However, Babalola, the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, disclosed on Sunday that he had forgiven Farotimi and would withdrew the case following the intervention of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and some other prominent Yoruba monarchs.
The prosecution counsel on Wednesday had told the court that the notice of discontinuance and withdrawal was brought pursuant to Section 108(1)(2)(a) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015.
Osobu disclosed that the nominal complainant (Babalola) expressed his desire to discontinue the case.
Counsel for the defendant, Mr. A. Olumide Fusika (SAN), did not oppose the discontinuance and withdrawal.
In view of that Justice Kuewumi therefore ruled to strike out the case.
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