Nigeria, Jan. 27 -- Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), Nigerian legal luminary, has said he has forgiven human rights activist Dele Farotimi, whom he accused of defamation.

Babalola, the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), while stating this during a visit by Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and other traditional rulers, said he would also direct his lawyers to withdraw the suit against Farotimi. WiDa Data Analysis Class Babalola had dragged Farotimi to court for allegedly defaming him in his new book titled 'Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System.'

Farotimi was remanded in a correctional centre for weeks before he was granted bail.

Ooni had led some traditional rulers on Sunday night to appeal to Babalola to forgive Faro...