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Farotimi gets N50m bail

A Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has granted bail to rights activist and legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi.

Farotimi was granted bail on Monday morning. The court granted him bail for ₦50m with a surety in the same amount. The surety must also provide a landed property as collateral.

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, disclosed the court’s decision via his X handle on Monday.

“The first hurdle was crossed. #DeleFarotimi was granted bail of N50 million surety in the like sum with someone with landed property. The case was adjourned to January 29, 2025,” he wrote.

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