May 13, (THEWILL) – The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the arrest of Seun Kuti, son of late Afrobeat maestro, Fela Kuti, for assaulting a police officer in uniform.
The incidence captured on video shows Seun in a heated argument with the officer, who was standing in the middle of a busy road.
“You dey craze, you dey mad!” he could be heard saying as he slapped the policeman.
It is unclear what transpired between him and the officer prior to the recording, that degenerated into Seun dishing out slaps to the officer.
In a statement announcing his arrest, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer, said the IGP also ordered a speedy and full investigation into the remote and immediate cause(s) of the assault as well as the prosecution of Seun accordingly.
“IGP Usman Alkali Baba assures Nigerians that acts of contempt/disdain for symbols of authority will not be tolerated while offenders of such hideous crimes will be surely brought to book,” Adejobi added.
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