BREAKING: Seun Kuti Visits Lagos Police Commissioner To Assist With Investigation Over ‘Assault Video’
SaharaReporters learnt that the musician and a Senior Imply of Nigeria, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika contain been restful with the police commissioner at the time of submitting this impart.
Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti on Monday saved to his observe that he would cooperate with the police by visiting the Lagos Inform Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa.
SaharaReporters learnt that the musician and a Senior Imply of Nigeria, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika contain been restful with the police commissioner at the time of submitting this impart.
“Seun Kuti and a senior lawyer, Olumide Fusika contain long past to hurry looking out for to score the Commissioner of Police in Lagos, they’re there now,” a supply said on Monday morning.
The Inspector-Fundamental of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, had ordered Seun’s arrest after a video of the musician assaulting a policeman surfaced on-line.
In the viral video, Seun is viewed concerned with a heated argument with the officer who became standing in the center of a busy aspect road.
“The IGP has equally ordered a fast and total investigation into the distant and instant trigger(s) of the assault and prosecution of the suspect accordingly.”
“IGP Usman Alkali Baba assures Nigerians that acts of contempt/disdain for symbols of authority would possibly now now not be tolerated while offenders of such grisly crimes will be in truth dropped at book,” the spokesman for the Nigeria Police Force, Muyiwa Adejobi had said in an announcement.
Meanwhile, reacting by job of his Instastory on Saturday, Kuti said the officer tried to assassinate him and his family.
He added that the policeman had apologised and had been forgiven him.
Kuti wrote, “He tried to assassinate me and my family. I contain the proof but I no dey lumber clout. He has apologised and I contain agreed now now not to press charges. Originate una ideas una enterprise kind the unfortunate man no lose him job.”
Seun furthermore said he would give the police pudgy cooperation to repeat who’s snide.
“I welcome the investigation and will give my pudgy cooperation! I furthermore pray to the IG that whoever is snide needs to be indicted,” the musician said in a 2d Instastory.
