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Seun Kuti and a footage of the encounter with a policeman
Police operatives have launched a manhunt for Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti following the order by the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali, for his arrest over assault on a policeman on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos.
Reports say that police operatives yesterday, Sunday, May 14, 2023, stormed the Afrobeat musician’s Lagos apartment and the Afrika Shrine in the Ikeja area of Lagos to arrest him.
A Vanguard report said that “police operatives were at Seun’s place on Saturday night and Sunday morning, but did not meet him.”
This came as Police Service Commission (PSC) yesterday condemned the assault of a Police Officer in uniform and on official duty in Lagos by Seun Kuti.
PSC commended the Inspector General of Police, Baba Usman Alkali for his prompt action in ordering the arrest and prosecution of Seun Kuti.
Suen Kuti is suspected to have gone into hiding but frontline human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, yesterday disclosed that the musician has sought his legal service following the IGP’s order to immediately arrest the singer after a viral video surfaced on Saturday showing the Afrobeats star slapping a uniformed policeman.
Falana said: “I am his lawyer and he has briefed me. He certainly has evidence. This is not the first time he is dealing with the police.”
Falana added that the embattled singer would turn himself in on Monday, saying: “He is going to report himself to the police tomorrow morning (today). There is no problem at all.”
