A group under the aegis of Justice for Afe Babalola Legacy (JABL) has warned the organisers of the planned protest over the legal battle between Chief Afe Babalola and human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi to steer clear of Ekiti state.
Addressing journalists in Ado-Ekiti on Monday, a member of the group and the Olotin of Ado-Ekiti, Chief Michael Osaloni condemned the planned protests as a scheme by the organisers to distrupt the peace in the state.
A human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore had called for a protest on Tuesday, 10th December in Ekiti, Lagos, Abuja and Kings College, London.
But, Osaloni advised the organisers to reconsider their plans and suspend the planned protests, insisting that “we shall never allow any individuals to tinker with the existing peaceful ambience.
He said that Farotimi and his colleagues are professional protesters, who use agitation as a weapon to disrupt the peace of the country.
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He said: “Farotimi and others are professional protesters, little things they want to turn the country upside down.
“You must be prepared to face the consequences of what you say but can not defend.It’s only a b*stard that will use his left hand to describe his father’s house.
“Let them go on but for them to come to Ado-Ekiti, we are waiting for them unless the police stops them. If they do it, they will suffer for it”, he added.
On his part, the publicity secretary of the group, Rotimi Opeyeoluwa urged Farotimi to provide evidences of corruption against the legal icon as documented in his book titled “Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System”.
“This is not a case of David and Goliath, we just need to set the record straight.
“We want to correct the misconceptions. We don’t want a situation where our icon’s image will be stained.
“Let Dele Farotimi produce evidence of Aare Afe Babalola corrupting the judiciary; that’s our demand”.