We Have Become Victims In The Country That We Built – Farotimi Laments

Human rights advocate, Dele Farotimi, has stated that Nigerians have become victims in the country they built.

Speaking on Sunday via YouTube, the activist attributed his freedom to the support of Nigerians who stood by him during his ordeal.

Describing Nigeria as an evil empire, he lamented that the citizenry has built an intolerable economy.

“We have become victims in the country that we have managed to build. I told you why we are all running away.

“I told you how we were all running away from Nigeria because we have built an intolerable country unfit for human habitation. I have called it an evil empire,” he said as he wiped tears from his face with a handkerchief.

“Because of what we have collectively tolerated, we have lost our country and we have become slaves. Farotimi added.

He continued by emphasising the power of unity in the face of oppression.

“You found your voices. I became you. And in our collective, you couldn’t be silenced,” he said.

Farotimi was recently released from a prison in Ekiti State following his arrest on December 3, 2024, by officers from the Ekiti State Police Command on charges of defamation and cyberbullying.

The arrest stemmed from allegations made by renowned legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Aare Afe Babalola, who accused Farotimi of defaming him in a 116-page book titled “Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System”