Court Remands Seun Kuti For Assaulting Police Officer

Seun Kuti

A Sabo-Yaba Magistrates Court sitting in Lagos State has ordered the remand of Nigeria's Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti for allegedly assaulting a police officer on the Third Mainland Bridge.

The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Adeola Olatubosun, said on Tuesday in Lagos that Kuti should be remanded for 48 hours in police custody.

She held that the defendant should be admitted to bail in the sum of one million naira with two sureties in like sum at the end of the 48-hour remand.

Olatubosun noted that one of the sureties must be a landlord within the jurisdiction of the court.

The chief magistrate directed the prosecutor to duplicate the case file and forward a copy to the state director of public prosecutions for advice.

She adjourned the case till May 22 for mention.

The investigating police officer, Mr Lekan Ogundare, informed the court that the defendant committed the offence on May 13, 2023, on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos.

He stated that the defendant drove dangerously on the bridge and deliberately blocked a moving police vehicle.

Ogundare alleged that the defendant grabbed Insp Mohammed Aminu attached to the Police Training College, Ikeja, while on official assignment and in police uniform.

He hinted that the defendant slapped Aminu several times on his face.

A legal officer attached to the police, Mr S. A. Adebeshin, had applied to the court, requesting that Kuti should be remanded for 21 days for discreet investigation on the case.

His application was supported by a 12-paragraph affidavit.

But counsel to the defendant, Mr Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN) said that he was not aware of the application for Kuti's remand.

He requested for time to respond to the application.

For Or Against

A member of police legal team, Mr M. A. Animashaun, harped on the need for temporary deprivation of liberty of the defendant for the purpose of investigation.

He said that Kuti’s alleged victim had been on medical treatment.

Olumide-Fusika kicked against the argument, saying that Kuti handed himself over to the police and should not be remanded on such grounds.

He prayed the court to grant Kuti bail, assuring that the defendant would show up whenever needed.

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