Seun Kuti’s lawyer tackles police, ask them to stop keeping his case file

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Seun Kuti's lawyer tackles police, ask them to stop keeping his case file

Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, afrobeat star Seun Kuti’s lawyer has accused the police of holding on to his case file and refusing to obey a magistrate who ordered that it be sent to the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions for legal advice. Fusika who accused the police of parading his client at every police station in the state, said they are waiting for him to be charged so they can offer his defence.

Seun Kuti's lawyer tackles police, ask them to stop keeping his case file

Trending:Another Nigerian lady set to break Guinness World Record as she begins counting of rice grains (Video) The lawyer said in a statement; “Mr Kuti submitted himself to the police so that he can go answer in court for the allegation of assaulting a policeman. It is the police who, rather than taking this simple and straightforward step, have decided to create a circus and make a ‘national emergency’ of the matter. “Now that Mr Kuti has been put in manacles and taken on parade from one police station to another and from one location to the other across Lagos State since Monday, May 15, when exactly is he going to be charged for, as you put it in your statement, ‘attacking and slapping a police officer in uniform?’ “That should not be too much for a suspect to expect. I do hope that Lough as a lawyer and indeed a Senior Advocate of Nigeria counselling the police on this matter will obey the order of the magistrate’s court to send the case file to the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions for legal evaluation and possible charge and prosecution before a court of law.”

Why we stormed Seun Kuti’s home – Police

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Why we stormed Seun Kuti’s home – Police

The Lagos State Police Command has given a reason why they stormed the Akin Osiyemi residence of Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti. On Tuesday, some police officers stormed the house of afrobeat musician Seun Kuti, off Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos for a search.

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An eyewitness told PUNCH in an interview that the police officers took along the phone of Seun Kuti’s wife after the search. “The police officers invaded Seun’s home here on my street, Akin Osiyemi, and he was in the vehicle with them while in handcuffs. They stormed and searched his apartment. But they also seized his wife’s phone before driving off with Seun Kuti”, the eyewitness said. Disclosing why the house of Seun Kuti was raided, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the command obtained a warrant to search Seun Kuti’s residence. He disclosed that it was also part of the process for their ongoing investigations. “It’s part of our ongoing investigations. We were investigating assault, we stumbled on some things we needed to verify. We got a duly issued search warrant, which we executed,” Hundeyin told PUNCH.  

“Unbelievable!” — Police spokesperson reacts to Seun Kuti’s assault

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The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, responds to the recent assault on a police officer by afrobeat artist Seun Kuti. According to a report by NigezieXtreme, the incident was captured in a viral video showing Kuti assaulting a police officer on duty.

Kuti had claimed on his Instastory that he slapped the officer because he allegedly attempted to harm him and his family. In a tweet on Saturday, the police spokesperson expressed disbelief at the incident and stated that such situations serve as lessons for people. He also assured that an official statement on the matter would be released soon. “Seun’s Attack: The NPF will speak to this incident very soon. It’s unbelievable, but such happens for people to learn lessons. We shall be back,” he wrote.