Farotimi’s Arrest: Tony Elumelu Not Involved
UBA Chairman, Tony Elumelu has been cleared of any role in the arrest of one of Nigeria’s leading civil rights activists and supporters of Peter Obi, Comrade Dele Farotomi.
The exoneration of Elumelu was expressed by the 2023 African Action Congress, AAC Presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore.
Sowore confirmed that followed his interactions with the commissioner of police in Ekiti State that Dele Farotomi was arrested based on a petition raised by Chief Afe Babalola, SAN.
The mention of the renowned Businessman and banker in the saga came after Dele Farotomi in a press statement, claimed that he was allegedly confronted with a petition written by the banker’s lawyer when he visited the police station on November 13, 2024 following an invitation.
Sowore said in a tweet: “I just spoke with Kunle Akinwale, the Commissioner of @PoliceNG Ekiti State Command.
“He admits that they arrested @DeleFarotimi and that he’s being driven from Lagos to Ekiti by road. I told him categorically that this constituted an abuse of @PoliceNG’s powers and that this was a civil case that ought not to have warranted police intervention.
“When he admitted to me that they were driving him from Lagos, I asked him repeatedly,“ Did he kill someone?” He even said he was still under investigation for “cybercrime.”
“This illegal arrest was staged by one of Nigeria’s most senior lawyers, Afe Babalola SAN This is just despicable”, the tweet read
Sowore’s latest tweet put to rest insinuations that Tony Elumelu was involved in the arrest of the popular activist.
