Dele Farotimi, a human rights advocate, has been released from the correctional centre in Ekiti State after meeting his bail conditions.
Farotimi was released on Tuesday morning.
Last Friday, a Magistrate’s Court in Ado-Ekiti granted N30 million bail to Farotimi.
Farotimi, had since December 4, been remanded in prison over alleged defamation of Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD).
The Police had invaded Farotimi’s office in Lekki, Lagos, arrested and took him to Ado Ekiti, following Babalola’s petition.
Babalola alleged in his petition that Farotimi defamed him in his book, ‘Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System’.
The book, according to the prosecution, alleged that Babalola corrupted the Supreme Court to procure a fraudulent judgment in the service of his clients.
Farotimi was docked on 16-count-charge bothering on defamation, of which he pleaded not guilty to.
