Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti was on Monday arrested by the Lagos State Police command following a video of his assault on an officer which went viral on social media.
The Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, Benjamin Hundenyin confirmed this in a statement via his official Twitter handle on Monday.
The PPRO stated, “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.
The son of Afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti, Seun was wearing a red shirt atop a white pair of trousers was seen slapping a policeman standing by a police van.
