He asserts that these abuses persist because of the lack of consequences for such actions.Mr Macaroni calls for Dele Farotimi’s release
Nigerian comedian and activist Mr. Macaroni has responded to the recent arrest of Nigerian lawyer Dele Farotimi.
On December 4, 2024, Macaroni took to X (formerly Twitter) to share a detailed statement condemning the situation, accusing the Nigerian police of acting as instruments of oppression for powerful individuals.
He wrote, “Dele Farotimi wrote a book called Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System, and the blatant impunity it critiques is unfolding right before our eyes. How can we describe this madness? Using the police to abduct someone from one state to another, intimidating and harassing his staff, and seizing their phones.”
Macaroni questioned the actions of the police, stating, “How many crimes have been committed here while trying to investigate whether Mr Farotimi actually committed a crime? For how long will the Nigerian Police continue to allow themselves be used by the “High and Mighty” to oppress Nigerians? This is what happens when we support that civil matters be treated as criminal matters because of political differences or stanship.”
The comedian further lamented how civil disputes are being treated as criminal offenses due to political affiliations, adding,”We have opened the season to the rich and influential who can have a Nigerian arrested by the police because the person said that the big man’s fart stinks. Even people who should know better now abuse power because there are zero consequences for these actions.”
“Our system of corruption allows the innocent man who hasn’t been proven guilty of committing any crime suffer while the guilty who commits numerous crimes trying to prove that the innocent man committed a crime roams freely. TUEH!” he concluded.
