Dele Farotimi’s book gains traction as court stop sales.

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, has ordered an order of interim injunction, restraining the further sale and publication of Lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi’s book titled “Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System”.

The court granted the order pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction dated and filed on Friday, December 6, 2024.

Justice Peter Kekemeke granting the order after listening to the exparte application filed by the claimant, the managing partner at Afe Babalola’s law firm, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Kehinde Ogunwumiju, said: “The order temporarily restrains the agents, publishers, distributors, sellers, re-publishers, re-sellers, or any other person howsoever described, including Dele Farotimi Publishers, Amazon Online Bookstore, Rovingheights Bookstore, Booksellers Bookstore, Jazzhole Lagos Bookstore, Glendora Bookshop, Quintessence Lagos Bookstore and Patabah Books Limited from further publishing, selling, circulating, advertising, or distributing the physical/hard/digital/soft copies of the book online, electronically, physically or by any other means including social media.”

In a related development, an Oyo State High Court also granted an interim order restraining Farotimi or any person acting through him from further printing the book titled: “Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System”.

“Justice Mufutau Adegbola granted the interim order at the instance of a senior partner in the law firm ofe Babalola, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Adebayo Adenipekun who approached the court today via an exparte application dated December 9th on behalf of the firm,” the report read.

After listening to the senior advocate, Justice Adegbola granted the order in the interim and directed that the other side be put on notice after which the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction was then adjourned to January 7, 2025.

 

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