Federal High Court Strikes Out Defamation Suit Filed by IGP Against Lawyer Dele Farotimi

A Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti has struck out a defamation suit filed by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, against human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi.
The suit, related to allegations in Farotimi’s book “Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System” accusing renowned lawyer Chief Afe Babalola SAN of influencing Supreme Court judges, was withdrawn by the prosecution.
The decision to drop the case followed interventions from well-meaning Nigerians and a request from Babalola to discontinue the matter.
At the hearing, the complainant’s counsel, Samson Osobu, informed the court that a notice of discontinuance had been filed, and Justice Babs Kuewumi subsequently struck out the case. Farotimi’s counsel, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN), did not oppose the withdrawal. The intervention of prominent traditional rulers, including the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, played a significant role in the resolution.