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Just In: Court foils police attempt to detain singer Seun Kuti for 21 days, grants him bail
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos has foiled an attempt by the police to detain singer Seun Kuti for 21 days for allegedly assaulting a police officer.
The police had on Tuesday, May 16, applied to detain Seun Kuti for 21 days, claiming the policeman he allegedly a§§aulted is in a coma at an undisclosed hospital, SaharaReporters reports.
However, the court granted bail to the Afrobeat musician on Tuesday afternoon, and also ordered the Nigerian police to finish their investigation into the alleged assault in 48 hours and allow Kuti to go.
According to the report, a witness disclosed that: “The court grants police 48 hours to complete ‘their investigations’ after which Kuti can be left to go home on bail.
Kuti’s bail is with two sureties who must be with landed property in Lagos.”
The Chief Magistrate also asked the police to remove themselves from prosecuting him.
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