Farotimi was allegedly arrested by operatives of Ekiti Police Command at the behest of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afe Babalola in Lagos on Tuesday over alleged libel contained in a publication he authored. Farotimi, according to some reports, he was subsequently taken by the police operatives to Ekiti State by road. However, there have been calls for the immediate release of the popular political activist especially on Twitter. Reacting to the arrest of the lawyer, the NBA, in a statement by its President, Afam Osigwe, issued on Tuesday night in Abuja, decried the alleged invasion of Farotimi’s law firm and the harassment of lawyers and staff within the premises.