Afe Babalola Don Withdraw Case Against Dele Farotimi
Di image resemble one law book and pen, wey dey talk about legal matter wey don settle.
Omo, wahala dey plenty for this life, but dis story go make you siddon well make you hear di gist. You sabi say once e concern matter wey touch big oga for law and di kasala wey follow, e go be like movie.
Dis one na di gbege between Aare Afe Babalola, di baba lawyer wey get beta respect for Naija, and Dele Farotimi, di human rights lawyer wey no dey take nonsense. Di drama wey surround di two of dem no be here. Na di book wey Farotimi write for 2024, “Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System,” cause di wahala.
E be like say Farotimi no hold back when e dey yarn for di book, as e claim say Afe Babalola don use im influence for di Supreme Court to dey get judgements wey sweet im belle. Di lawyer even talk say di baba lawyer don “corrupt di Supreme Court.”
Omo, that one suppose vex person wey don spend di whole life dey build im name. Afe Babalola no gree take di talk like dat. E waka straight go report to police make dem carry Farotimi sharp-sharp. Baba talk say, “How pesin go just dey spoil another pesin name like dis? Dis one no fit slide.”
E no take long before police grab Farotimi for Lagos on di 3rd of December, 2024. Dem carry am go Ekiti State like say na movie dem dey act. By di next day, Farotimi don land for court dey face 16-count charge wey be like big grammar. Di prosecution talk say Farotimi don injure Afe Babalola reputation with di kain talk wey fit even make di country scatter. Di court sef no waste time; dem order make dem put Farotimi for correctional facility until dem go continue di hearing. Omo, if na you, how you go feel?
No be say Farotimi no try sha. By December 10, di Federal High Court for Ado Ekiti grant am bail, but no be cheap bail.
Di court talk say make e pay N50 million, drop im passport, and bring person wey get land for Ekiti State as surety. But na so e be for dis kind high-level gbege. Even as Farotimi get bail, di wahala no finish.
Police still file new charges join am, dis time under di Cybercrimes Act of 2015. Dem talk say Farotimi still dey repeat di same allegations for one online interview. You see as dis matter no gree end?
Di whole matter scatter ground as people begin talk left, right, and center. Di Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) no keep quiet at all. Dem vex well-well say how dem go dey use defamation case like criminal offense for Lagos State, especially since di law wey dey criminalize dat kind tin don comot since 2011.
Dem talk say wetin dem dey do be like say dem wan silence pesin wey dey talk truth. You sabi say Naija no dey carry freedom of expression play, and di NBA wan make sure say no be now dem go start.
Di drama no stop for di legal level o. Traditional rulers like di Ooni of Ife and di Ewi of Ado Ekiti no fit siddon dey look as di matter dey escalate. Dem use big agbada of peacekeepers waka go meet Aare Afe Babalola. Dem beg am say, “Baba, abeg, make we settle dis matter like family.
No need to dey carry am go far.” And na so e happen. Di respect wey people get for dis traditional leaders no be small. Baba lawyer agree say e go withdraw di case. Dis kain peaceful resolution na wetin make Naija dey special. E show how culture and respect fit work hand-in-hand with di law.
Las last, dis matter teach us plenty lesson. E show say for dis Naija, e get wetin di legal system fit do, and e get wetin our tradition fit handle.
E be like say di two dey complement each other. As di court dey give structure, di culture dey bring heart. Dis kain balance no dey easy to find. You fit just imagine di kind drama wey follow di whole matter, but as e end peacefully, everybody sabi say dialogue and respect na di way forward.
So, next time wey you hear story like dis, no forget say Naija get di ginger to mix law and culture wey dey solve big problem. Life na cruise, but e good to learn how to balance am.
