Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi has been summoned before an Ekiti State Magistrate Court.
He was arrested on Tuesday by the police officers in Ekiti State Police Command which led to the outrage and questioning about the crime that led to his detention.
It was on Wednesday around 10:25am that Farotimi was summoned before the court where he was charged of defamation of character against the founder of Afe Babalola University, Aare Afe Babalola SAN.
The charges are in relation to the book Farotimi recently published titled, ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System,’ which he was accused of spreading false information about Babalola.