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Nigerian Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer.<\/p>\n
Lagos police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin tweeted that Kuti had handed himself in on Monday, along with a photo of the musician in handcuffs.<\/p>\n
Police chief Usman Alkali Baba had ordered his detention on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Kuti, 40, was \u201ccaptured on video assaulting a police officer in uniform\u201d, the police spokesman added.<\/p>\n
Kuti \u2013 the son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti \u2013 went to the police headquarters on Monday with his lawyer and family representative, Hundeyin added.<\/p>\n
Before his arrest, Kuti said on Twitter that the policeman had tried to kill him and his family, but he did not explain how.<\/p>\n
He and his lawyer have not commented since his arrest.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
Videos posted online on Saturday showed the two men in the middle of a busy Lagos road.<\/p>\n
It is not clear what caused the altercation but an agitated Kuti could be seen pushing the surprised policeman before hitting him in the face, twice.<\/p>\n
The musician has tweeted that he would give \u201cfull cooperation\u201d to any investigation.<\/p>\n
His action drew widespread condemnation from Nigerians, with many calling for his immediate arrest and prosecution.<\/p>\n
Slapping a police officer is a serious offence in Nigeria, and if charged and found guilty, he risks three years in jail.<\/p>\n
Kuti is the last child of Fela and leads his father\u2019s former Egypt 80 band.<\/p>\n
In 2020, he announced a revival of his father\u2019s defunct political party \u2013 Movement of the People \u2013 but was unable to register it with authorities.<\/p>\n
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Nigerian Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer. Lagos police spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin tweeted that Kuti had handed himself in on Monday, along with a photo of the musician in handcuffs. Police chief Usman Alkali Baba had ordered his detention on Saturday. Kuti, 40, was \u201ccaptured on video assaulting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"\n
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