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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Just In: Court foils police attempt to detain singer Seun Kuti for 21 days, grants him bail

 

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos has foiled an attempt by the police to detain singer Seun Kuti for 21 days for allegedly a§§aulting a police officer.

The police had on Tuesday, May 16, applied to detain Seun Kuti for 21 days, claiming the policeman he allegedly a§§aulted is in a coma at an undisclosed hospital, SaharaReporters reports.

However, the court granted bail to the Afrobeat musician on Tuesday afternoon, and also ordered the Nigerian police to finish their investigation into the alleged a§§ault in 48 hours and allow Kuti to go.