Mr Macaroni Reacts To Dele Farotimi’s Arrest

Popular Nigerian skit maker and human rights activist, Debo Adebayo, better known as Mr Macaroni, has alleged that civil matters are now being treated as criminal because of political differences.

Taking to his X page on Wednesday, Mr Macaroni claimed that the police are now allowing themselves to be used by the political elites to oppress Nigerians.

The comedian’s comment came hours after the Nigerian Police arrested a lawyer and political activist, Dele Farotimi over a defamation petition by senior lawyer, Afe Babalola.

Speaking on the arrest, Mr Macaroni stressed that is what happens when Nigerians support that civil matters be treated as criminal matters because of political differences.

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He said: “Dele Farotimi wrote a book called, “Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System” and the brazen impunity which the book seeks to address is playing right before our eyes.

How does one describe this insanity?

“Using the Police to abduct a person from one state to another state, the intimidation and harassment of his staff, seizure of their phones…

“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 to 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.

“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.”