Shehu Sani Blasts Police For Handcuffing Seun Kuti After He Voluntarily Surrendered

• Shehu Sani has blasted the Police for handcuffing Seun Kuti after he voluntarily surrendered himself.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Shehu Sani, a former senator, has reacted to the images and footage capturing the arrest and subsequent handcuffing of Seun Kuti, the son of renowned Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti.

Recalls that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, ordered the arrest of Kuti after he was captured assaulting a police operative in uniform.

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In the early hours of Monday, the musician turned himself in to the police, where he was placed under arrest.

The youngest son of Fela showed up in the company of his lawyer and a family representative.

Benjamin Hundeyin, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in a tweet.

“Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, in the early hours of today turned himself in at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters, Ikeja, in company of his lawyer and family representative. He has been 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,” Hundeyin wrote alongside pictures of him in handcuff.

Reacting to the development, Sani, in a tweet, said there was no need to handcuff the musician, who voluntarily surrendered himself.

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“Even though I have been handcuffed for many years, there’s no reason to handcuff Seun who has voluntarily surrendered himself,” he tweeted.

Handcuffing someone who voluntarily subjects himself to an arrest is plainly silly. Handcuffing is meant for people who have a tendency to evade arrest and is not reserved for someone who voluntarily visits the police station to effect his own arrest. But we don't have the…

— Isaac Olatunde (@_iOlatunde) May 15, 2023

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