{"id":814921,"date":"2024-12-26T02:21:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T08:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/26\/arrest-backfires-as-amazon-lists-dele-farotimis-book-as-no-1-bestseller-in-global-politics\/"},"modified":"2024-12-26T02:21:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T08:21:11","slug":"arrest-backfires-as-amazon-lists-dele-farotimis-book-as-no-1-bestseller-in-global-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/26\/arrest-backfires-as-amazon-lists-dele-farotimis-book-as-no-1-bestseller-in-global-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest backfires as Amazon lists Dele Farotimi\u2019s book as No. 1 bestseller in global politics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System<\/span><\/em>, a book by Nigerian author and retired lawyer Dele Farotimi, has moved to the top <\/span>spot<\/span> on Amazon\u2019s bestseller list in global politics. <\/span><\/p>\n

The book\u2019s sudden popularity followed Mr. Farotimi\u2019s arrest earlier this week on the orders of prominent lawyer and businessman Afe Babalola.<\/span><\/p>\n

The book, published in July 2024, had garnered little attention until Tuesday when armed police apprehended Mr. Farotimi in Lagos and transported him to Ado Ekiti, a city where Mr. Babalola lives and <\/span>own<\/span> a university. <\/span><\/p>\n

The arrest and subsequent court proceedings, where Farotimi was remanded in custody until a December 10 bail hearing, sparked outrage and reignited public interest in the book.<\/span><\/p>\n

Farotimi\u2019s work delves deeply into systemic corruption within Nigeria\u2019s judiciary. <\/span><\/p>\n

The author directly accuses Babalola, a 93-year-old senior lawyer, of undermining the country\u2019s justice system by influencing court decisions through bribes and backdoor dealings.<\/span><\/p>\n

In one section, Farotimi alleged that Babalola \u201ccompromised the Supreme Court and the remaining semblance of integrity it might have had,\u201d citing a specific case where the lawyer allegedly secured a corrupt outcome. <\/span><\/p>\n

The arrest has drawn widespread condemnation, with Nigerians accusing Babalola of abusing his influence to suppress dissent. <\/span><\/p>\n

Critics see the detention as an attack on freedom of expression and an attempt to silence Farotimi\u2019s damning expos\u00e9.<\/span><\/p>\n

The controversy propelled the book to bestseller status on Amazon and spurred a surge in sales at bookstores across Nigeria. <\/span><\/p>\n

Readers expressed curiosity to learn about the allegations that have ignited national debate and drawn international attention. <\/span><\/p>\n

Remarkably, Farotimi\u2019s book outperformed globally renowned titles like <\/span>Why Nations Fail<\/span><\/em> on Amazon\u2019s charts, a rare feat for a Nigerian-themed publication.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> Nigerian police charged Farotimi with publishing material \u201clikely to cause fear and alarm to the public or disturb the public peace<\/span>,\u201d according to a charge sheet obtained by <\/span>Peoples Gazette<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, civil society groups, lawyers, and activists have dismissed the charges as baseless, framing the arrest as an assault on Nigeria\u2019s democracy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Babalola, often regarded as Ekiti State\u2019s most influential private citizen, has faced repeated allegations of corrupting Nigeria\u2019s judiciary over the years. <\/span><\/p>\n

While he has consistently denied wrongdoing, the public backlash following Farotimi\u2019s arrest has renewed scrutiny of his legacy and practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System , a book by Nigerian author and retired lawyer Dele Farotimi, has moved to the top spot on Amazon\u2019s bestseller list in global politics. The book\u2019s sudden popularity followed Mr. Farotimi\u2019s arrest earlier this week on the orders of prominent lawyer and businessman Afe Babalola. The book, published in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":814922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1371,27780],"tags":[6785,14221],"class_list":{"0":"post-814921","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arrest","8":"category-backfires","9":"tag-arrest","10":"tag-backfires"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=814921"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814921\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/814922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=814921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=814921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=814921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}