Assault On Cop: Policemen Comb Seun Kuti’s House, Shrine

In the wake of the order by the Inspector-General of Police to arrest the late Fela Kuti’s son, Seun, over assault on a policeman on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos, officers have begun to look for the singer.

Vanguard reports that yesterday, policemen stormed the Afrobeat musician’s Lagos apartment and the African shrine, in Ikeja area of Lagos to arrest him.

Vanguard gathered that police operatives were at Seun’s place on Saturday night and Sunday morning, but did not meet him.

A source told Vanguard that efforts were being made to apprehend Suen, who is suspected to have gone into hiding.

This came as Police Service Commission, PSC, yesterday, condemned the assault of a Police Officer in uniform and on official duty in Lagos by Seun.

PSC commended the Inspector General of Police, Baba Usman Alkali for his prompt action in ordering the arrest and prosecution of Seun.