‘I Am Ready For War’ – Dele Farotimi Few Hours After Shedding Tears

Dele Farotimi has stated that his battle axes are newly sharpened and he is ready for war a few hours after shedding tears.

NaijaOnPoint Nigeria reports that embattled human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, has stated that he remains undaunted in the face of his ongoing defamation trial.

This Nigeria news platform recalls that a few weeks ago, a Chief Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti had granted Farotimi ₦30 million bail.

The lawyer was arrested for allegedly defaming Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, ABUAD.

Speaking via a post on his X account on Sunday, Farotimi said his battle axes had been sharpened, his guns primed, and he is ready for war.

He boasted that he was strong enough to confront principalities and powers but also human enough to express gratitude to God for the efforts of those who helped him through his predicament.

He wrote, “I am strong enough to rumble unruffled against principalities and powers, but I am human enough to retain the capacity to shed tears of joy in appreciation of the grace of God, expressed in the concerted efforts of fellow victims.

“My battle axes are newly sharpened, my guns primed, I am ready to war.

“My resolve was NEVER tested, but I was waiting for next round of the fight to commence.

“I KNEW that the first round had been lost by those responsible for my imprisonment.”

Meanwhile, NaijaOnPoint Nigeria reports that during a social media live session on Sunday, Farotimi broke down in tears while thanking Nigerians who rallied support for him.

He said, “We stop being humans because we became Nigerians. They divided us and we fell for it because you wouldn’t see me as a Yoruba, you spoke for me, because you wouldn’t see me as a Christian, you spoke for me. Because you spoke, Nigeria could not happen to me.

“The only reason Nigeria couldn’t happen to me is because you spoke. You found your voices, I became you and in our collective, you couldn’t be silenced.”

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