The Ekiti State High Court has granted bail to human rights attorney Dele Farotimi.

Farotimi was given N50 million bail by the court along with an equal amount of surety.

The court postponed the case until January 29, 2025, for additional hearings after ruling that the surety must own a landed property.

Following his arrest by Ekiti State Police Command agents, Farotimi was brought before Chief Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.

Babalola, 95, said in a book called Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System that Farotimi had defamed him.

The Nigerian Bar Association and civil society organizations demanded the activist’s release after the detention caused indignation throughout the nation.