Police assault: Court remands Seun Kuti for 4 days

A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos State, on Thursday, May 18, granted
an application for extension of remand of Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, for additional four days.

The Chief Magistrate, Adeola Olatubosun, extended Kuti’s remand until May 22.

Simon Lough, SAN, who led a police legal team to the court, moved the application, adding that the extension would allow further investigation into the case.

Kuti was charged for assaulting a police officer.

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He allegedly committed the offence on May 13 on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State.

The police charged him for slapping an inspector after driving dangerously on the bridge and deliberately blocking a moving police’s vehicle.

Kuti was arraigned on Tuesday, May 16, during which the Chief Magistrate ordered his remand for 48 hours.

She, however, held that the defendant should be admitted to bail in the sum of N1 million with two sureties in like sum, at the end of the 48-hour remand.

She declared that one of the sureties must be a landlord within the jurisdiction of the court.

The Magistrate adjourned the case until May 22 for mention and directed the prosecutor to duplicate the case file and forward a copy to the state director of public prosecutions for advice.

The Star