On Friday, the Yoruba sociopolitical group’s national caucus leaders, Afenifere, paid a solidarity visit to embattled human rights lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi.
Recall that Farotimi, a member of the national caucus of Afenefere, is currently being detained in the Correctional Center on an allegation of defaming a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Afe Babalola.
On behalf of their national leader, Chief Adebanjo, the group visited the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre to deliver a private message and enquire about his wellbeing.
According to a statement by the Deputy Secretary General, Alade Rotimi-John, the Afenifere leaders expressed their disappointment at “the travesty occasioned by the chief magistrate who presided over the case on Tuesday when he declined to see the need to give urgent attention to an application for bail for a bailable offence, particularly since it is already a deeply disturbing miscarriage of justice for Mr Farotimi to have been remanded in the correctional centre in the first place.”
The statement said, “Afenifere will wait to consider its next line of action after the ruling of the chief magistrate on December 20.
“The national caucus leaders of Afenifere in attendance at the correctional centre today (Friday) included Chief Supo Shonibare, Basorun Segun Sanni, Mrs Nike Olujembola, Mrs Toyin Falade, Pastor Olayemi Olajuyinnu and Mr Tunde Babarinde, among others.”