A Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has granted bail to rights activist and legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi.
Farotimi was granted bail on Monday morning. The court granted him bail for ₦50m with a surety in the same amount. The surety must also provide a landed property as collateral.
The African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, disclosed the court’s decision via his X handle on Monday.
“The first hurdle was crossed. #DeleFarotimi was granted bail of N50 million surety in the like sum with someone with landed property. The case was adjourned to January 29, 2025,” he wrote.
Other bail conditions as granted by the court are that the surety must be resident in Ekiti and possess three years of tax clearance with a property within Ekiti.
The surety is to deposit the title deed of the property with the registrar of the court. S/he and the defendant must also submit four recent passport pictures to the court.
The defendant, Farotimi, is to also deposit his passport with the registrar of the court.