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Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti will be charged to court after police investigation.
Spokesperson for Lagos State Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this to newsmen after the musician was detained at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID), Yaba, Lagos.
He had earlier turned himself, in at the Command Headquarters, Ikeja, following assault on a police officer in company of his lawyer and family representative.
Kuti was filmed on Saturday assaulting a police officer on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State.
A 12-second video clip which went viral on Saturday showed Kuti, who wore a red shirt and white pair of trousers, pushing the policeman, who stood beside a Toyota Hilux police van.
He then proceeded to slap him, as he shouted, ‘You dey crase, you dey mad’.
After the son of the late Afrobeat legend turned in himself, Hundeyin said the singer was placed under arrest in line with the law.
“The Command appreciates the public for their concern and assures that the ongoing investigation will be detailed, transparent, professionally pursued; and justice will be manifestly served for all parties involved.
“We are still investigating and we will make our report available at the conclusion,” Hundeyin said.
Meanwhile, Kuti’s attitude has continued to generate condemnations from well meaning Nigerians, disparaging the disdain it abhors on the symbol of Nigeria Police authority.
In a statement, yesterday, by spokesperson for Lagos State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Oluwaseun Abolurin, condemned the action.
He stressed that the suspect has no right whatsoever to have resulted to self help by slapping the officer has shown on video that has gone viral let alone disregard the man in uniform.
He said: “The symbol of the Nigeria Police Force is on test. It is a show of shame before a social media driven world.
“It will be a welcome development for Seun Kuti to not only have a date in court but serve as deterrent to others. It is an insult to our collective integrity as a nation and it must depict that Nigeria is not a banana republic.”
Abolurin commended the police officer for emotional and psychological intelligence and recommend his upliftment base on this individual sacrifice that was instill over the years by virtue of rigorous training and professional conduct exhibited in the face of vehement provocations.
According to him, this will encourage and boost morale of personnel, to spur them to do more regardless of the hazards they endure in course of their professional duties.
“He’s of the opinion that recommending such officer for promotion will be an incentive that will be worthy of emulation by others,” he added.