UBA Chairman, Tony Elumelu has been cleared of direct role in the arrest of one of Nigeria’s leading civil right activists and supporters of Peter Obi, Comrade Dele Farotomi.
UBA Chairman, Tony Elumelu has been cleared of direct role in the arrest of one of Nigeria’s leading civil right activists Comrade Dele Farotomi. Elumelu, however, remains under the radar of some rights activists over unknown outstanding issues with the arrested activist.
Razornewsng.com gathered that the exoneration of the global business icon, Elumelu was given by Omoyele Sowore who following interactions with the commissioner of police in Ekiti State declared that Dele Farotomi was arrested based on a petition raised by Chief Afe Babalola, SAN.
The mention of the banking czar in the saga came after Dele Farotomi claimed in a press statement that has now resurfaced how 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.
Following the revelation social media circus around Tony Elumelu erupted with some vowing to hold him responsible for one of the country’s most erudite social activists.
However, it subsequently emerged that Dele Farotomi had other entanglements with Afe Babalola dousing insinuations that Tony Elumelu was directly involved in the arrest of the popular activist.
The exoneration of Elumelu was expressed by 2023 African Action Congress, AAC presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore.
He 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. #FreeDeleFarotimi Now! #RevolutionNow.”
