IGP Orders Immediate Arrest Of Musician, Seun Kuti For Beating Officer

The inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba has ordered the immediate arrest of Musician, Seun Kuti for assaulting a police officer.

This was made known in a statement released by the force Public Relations Officer, CSP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI.

Read statement below

IMMEDIATE ARREST OF SEUN KUTI

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR has ordered the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command to arrest Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, who was captured on video assaulting a police officer in uniform.

The IGP has equally ordered a speedy and full investigation into the remote and immediate cause(s) of the assault and prosecution of the suspect accordingly IGP Usman Alkali Baba assures Nigerians that acts of contempt/disdain for symbols of authority will not be tolerated while offenders of such hideous crimes will be surely brought to book.

CSP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI, mnipr, mipra, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja. 13th May, 2023.