Musician Seun Kuti May Report To Police Today, Appoints Falana

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has stated that he will provide legal services to Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, who sought his intervention following the singer’s alleged assault on a police officer.

The SAN said the singer had enough evidence to defend himself.

This was as the Police Service Commission demanded the immediate prosecution of the musician, while saying no one had the right to assault a policeman in uniform and on official duty, regardless of the offence committed by said police officer.

Falana on Sunday said, “I am his (Seun Kuti’s) lawyer and he has briefed me. He certainly has evidence. This is not the first time he is dealing with the police.”

There were also speculations on Sunday that a team of police officers drafted to effect Kuti’s arrest could not locate him upon getting to his residence.

Falana while reacting to this disclosed that the embattled singer would turn himself in on Monday.

He added, “He (Seun) is going to report himself to the police tomorrow (Monday) morning. There is no problem at all.”

Recall that a viral video of the musician assaulting a police officer on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State went viral on Saturday.

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, reacting to this, ordered the arrest of the singer.