Kotun da ke Abuja da Oyo sun fitar da umarni wanda ya hana mai fafutuka na lauya Dele Farotimi sayar da litafinsa mai suna ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System’. Umarnin da aka fitar a ranar Laraba ya hana Farotimi wallafawa, sayarwa, yada, tallatawa, ko kuma rarraba litafin a fom na buga-buga da na dijital.
Farotimi yana fuskantar matsalolin shari’a saboda zarge-zargen da aka yi a cikin litafinsa. ‘Yan sanda sun kama shi a ranar 2 ga Disamba kuma aka kai shi kotun a jihar Ekiti, inda aka tuhume shi da laifin zarginsa da kuma kaiwa ta intanet. Zargen-zargen sun fito ne daga wasika da wani lauya mai suna Afe Babalola ya aika, wanda ya zargi Farotimi da zarginsa da kuma zarginsa wasu lauyoyi masu suna SAN (Senior Advocate of Nigeria) da tasirin shari’a a kotun koli.
Kotun ta tarayya ta Abuja ta umarci ‘yan sanda da sauran hukumomin tsaro da su kwashe litafin daga kowane wuri da aka samu. Haka kuma kotun ta jihar Oyo ta fitar da umarni na wucin gadi wanda ya hana buga karin litafin. Wadanda suka nemi umarnin sun hada da Kehinde Ogunwumiju, wani lauya mai suna SAN, wanda ya nemi diyya naira biliyan 500 saboda zarginsa.
Kararrakin kotu sun kawo cece-kuce game da tsarin shari’a na ‘yancin fafutuka a Nijeriya. Farotimi ya yi zargin cewa kotun ta jihar Ekiti ba ta da ikon yin hukunci a kan shari’ar, kwani litafin an buga shi a jihar Legas. Hakan ya kawo cece-kuce game da ikon kotun da tsarin shari’a.
Shari’ar ta kuma jawo cece-kuce game da tsarin shari’a na karewa daga zarginsa. Farotimi ya zargi lauyoyi da dama da tasirin shari’a, wanda ya kawo zarginsa da kuma kaiwa ta intanet. Wannan ya sa wasu suce ce kotun ta fi mayar da hankali kan kare sunan mutane masu suna fiye da kare ‘yancin fafutuka.
