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Outrage as Seun Kuti slaps cop, IG orders singer’s arrest

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Social media users on Saturday expressed outrage at the action of a popular singer, Seun Kuti, who was filmed assaulting a policeman on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State.

While some expressed disappointment at Kuti’s action, others asked that the artiste be sanctioned.

A 12-second video clip which went viral on Saturday showed Kuti, who wore a red shirt and white pair of trousers, pushing a policeman, who stood beside a Toyota Hilux police van.

He then proceeded to slap the cop, as he shouted,

A motorist, who filmed the incident from his car, was heard saying,

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A popular tweep, said Kuti had no right to assault the officer, adding that he was looking forward to seeing the police handle the case.

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Kuti, in a reaction to the viral video on his Instagram page , said the policeman made an attempt on his life and his family.

He wrote,

However, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, ordered the immediate arrest of Kuti, who is the youngest son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.

The IG gave the order in a statement on Saturday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi.

The statement read, “The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, 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 IG has equally ordered a speedy and full investigation into the remote and immediate cause(s) of the assault and prosecution of the suspect accordingly,” the statement read.

Adejobi also quoted the IG as assuring Nigerians that the act of “contempt/disdain for symbols of authority” would not be tolerated, while “offenders of such hideous crimes will surely be brought to book.”

Attempts by our correspondents to hear from Kuti on the incident proved abortive, as he did not take his calls which rang out several times.

However, Kuti, while reacting to the order for his arrest on , promised to cooperate with the police authorities.

He said whoever was wrong should be punished.

The force spokesman, Adejobi, while speaking to said Kuti had no justification for his action.

Adejobi vowed that the rights of the policeman would be held and promised that if the cop was indicted in the investigation, he would also be punished.

He said, “Two wrongs cannot make a right. We have seen cases where policemen did wrong and we dismissed them, reduced their ranks and people know that when you report, we will take it up. That was why we also asked that investigation be done.

“But whatever it is, it is established that he (Kuti) assaulted a policeman and he will face the music. And if the policeman did anything unprofessional, he will go for it. But his own is obvious.

“Officially, legally and morally, for a man to slap another man is condemned. I have not seen anybody praise him for what he has done. Even if his dad were to be alive, I don’t think he will praise him. ”

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