The Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State command has asked the court for a remand order to detain Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, for 21 days after it earlier secretly arraigned him at the Yaba Magistrate Court without notifying his lawyers.





SaharaReporters also learnt that the police prosecutors claimed at the Magistrate Court that the assaulted policeman was in a coma, and was receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.



Meanwhile, the court is presently on recess as the Chief Magistrate, Mrs Adeola Olatunbosun, said she was “studying the file.”




Speaking with SaharaReporters, a witness at the court said, “The Chief Magistrate Mrs, Adeola Olatunbosun Magistrate Court 1 Yaba took statement from the Nigerian police applying to detain Seun Kuti for 21 days, claiming the policeman he allegedly assaulted is in a coma at an undisclosed hospital.



“However, Kuti’s lawyer, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika countered that the police already stated publicly that the police officer trailed and went to Seun's house and accepted N12,000 to repair his car. It also emerged that the DCP in Panti had gone to meet the Magistrate earlier before secretly moving Seun to the court without notifying his lawyer.



“They also accused Seun of not writing a statement, but Olumide-Fusika countered that he was there when Seun wrote a statement. The Chief Magistrate decided to go on recess to 'study the file.'”



SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Magistrate Court began sitting by 12pm, but Seun Kuti and his lawyers, who had got wind of the police secret arraignment, were already in court.



“The police have moved Seun Kuti to the Yaba Magistrate Court for arraignment without notifying his lawyers. The magistrate is sitting by 12noon, but Seun and his lawyers are already in court,” a source had revealed.



SaharaReporters earlier reported that Kuti told the police personnel in Yaba, Lagos State that he would not volunteer any statement since the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Benjamin Hundeyin, had already concluded his investigation and published the same report in the media.



Kuti, speaking through his lawyer, Olumide-Fusika, SAN, in an update on Tuesday morning, noted that he would “at the right time and place” defend himself against Hundeyin’s published “investigative findings.”



SaharaReporters on Monday night reported that the police at the Lagos State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti refused to grant Seun Kuti bail after their futile attempt to trick him into writing a statement that would implicate him in the case of an alleged assault on a police officer.



SaharaReporters had learnt that his lawyer asked the police to grant the musician bail but the request was rejected under the pretext that they were yet to conclude with their investigation.



Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti was on Monday arrested and handcuffed following his visit to the state police command.



SaharaReporters earlier reported that the musician kept his word that he would cooperate with the police by turning himself in on Monday to cooperate with the investigation into the allegation that he assaulted a policeman as captured in a viral video.



He was however arrested, handcuffed by the police and moved to SCIID, Panti for interrogation.



SaharaReporters had also reported that the police turned Seun Kuti's visit in company with his lawyer, Olumide-Fusika, into a public spectacle, with hundreds of officers taunting and mocking him as he walked by.


https://saharareporters.com/2023/05/16/breaking-nigerian-police-ask-court-21-days-detain-seun-kuti-claim-assaulted-policeman

That guy really 4ucked up. You no get money you dey slap police officer on camera. People wey fit slap police man on camera in nigeria and get away with it Na those people wey dey drive Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, Ferrari, people wey dey drive cars worth 300+ million, men like E-money, Davido them, jowi zaza and co. No be person wey dey drive Mercedes Benz AMG GLE of 40 million, You fit slap police and get away with it but not on camera.

Ontop wetin nah

Seun issue is an opener for everyone of us. Stop believing Nigeria government cannot bite, looking at your does not make you untouchable. How wish Seun Kuti never made another video bragging " do you know how many police i don tear slap " all these are unnecessary and the particular video was what trigger everything.

I am sure his families, friends and colleagues will be lobbying around the Police HQ but trust police, they will want to shake him small.

That police I saw on video is unconscious. Nigeria Police Force and lies. Let me not say what is in my mind.

They want use him do scapegoat

21 days...go soon reach

Funmilayo Kuti...really fought for this country...and treating his grandson like this is not fair one of the martyrs in this country...
I'm waiting for when they will treat Ojukwu, Awolowo, Buhari, Tinubu, Emir of Kano, and Baba Oyedpo's grandson like this...

iwaeda:
That police I saw on video is unconscious. Nigeria Police Force and lies. Let me not say what is in my mind.

Me sef don laugh tire. If Naija police mean you ehnn! 🤣

It is their payback time.

What happened to the case of bnxn spitting on a police officer.

Nigerian police and drama,contradicting the selfs so na Person wey trail an reach house,go station write statement and deposited 12k he gave him dey coma now

Mumu ppl.. Seun too and overdo caused all dis

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Omihanifa:
Ontop wetin nah

Na watin i win ask oo

That mean Seun no go witness Tinubus's inaguration live, he may even be on duty that day fanning senior inmate while others laugh at him

Ttalk:
That mean Seun no go witness Tinubus's inaguration live, he may even be on duty that day fanning senior inmate while others laugh at him

iwaeda:
That police I saw on video is unconscious. Nigeria Police Force and lies. Let me not say what is in my mind.

Police can't stop cooking fried lies.

Nigerian police and lies...

Them go too panel beat this boy

While I want police to deal with this boy totally, their lie aha about police in coma knock me off oh

Hmmm,nigerian police I hail o.

It won't work