Nigerians Urge King’s College London to Return Afe Babalola’s Donation and Advocate for Dele Farotimi’s Release

Nigerians Ask King’s College London To Return Afe Babalola’s Donation, Prevail On Him To Free Dele Farotimi – HEARD VOICE NEWS ONLINE

The Nigerian commentators also asked the reputable UK college to prevail on Babalola to get the Nigerian police to release human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, who is in detention. Nigerians on microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter), have asked the King’s College London in the United Kingdom which has a centre, Afe Babalola Centre for Transnational Education, which it named after legal luminary, Afe Babalola (SAN), to return the money Babalola donated to the institution.....Read Full Article>>

The Nigerian commentators also asked the reputable UK college to prevail on Babalola to get the Nigerian police to release human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, who is in detention.

The demand comes amid condemnation across Nigeria and globally, following the abduction of Farotimi in his residence in Lagos State by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force from Ekiti State.

The “abduction” of Farotimi by the police was based on a petition against him by Babalola for alleged cybercrime.

Babalola had, through the petition, used the Nigerian police to arrest and remand human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi.

SaharaReporters had reported that the King’s College London in the United Kingdom came under intense global pressure to cancel its Afe Babalola Centre for Transnational Education, and return his donation to the institution.

SaharaReporters had learnt that international writers, human rights groups and Nigerians globally were mounting the pressure on the foremost UK College to act on Babalola’s alleged abuse of powers.

SaharaReporters earlier exclusively reported that the King’s College London was presently worried over its Afe Babalola Centre for Transnational Education, named after the Nigerian legal luminary, who is currently facing backlashes.

Top sources in the know of the matter had told SaharaReporters that the King’s College London reached out to Amnesty International, a global human rights organisation, for advisory on what to do.

Established in 2023, the Afe Babalola Centre enables King’s College London and its network of partners to provide young Africans with access to education and opportunities which they would otherwise not have.