A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday granted an application for extension of remand of afrobeat singer Seun Kuti for additional four days.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Adeola Olatubosun, extended Kuti’s remand until May 23.
Mr Simon Lough (SAN), who led a police legal team to the court, had moved the application.
According to him, the extension is to allow further investigation into the case.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kuti is charged with assaulting a police officer.
He allegedly committed the offence on May 13 on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State.
The police charged him with slapping an inspector after driving dangerously on the bridge and deliberately blocking a moving police vehicle.
Kuti was arraigned on Tuesday during which the chief magistrate ordered his remand for 48 hours.
She, however, held that the defendant should be admitted to bail in the sum of one million Naira with two sureties in like sum, at the end of the 48-hour remand.
She said that one of the sureties must be a landlord within the jurisdiction of the court.
She had adjourned the case until May 22 for mention and directed the prosecutor to duplicate the case file and forward a
copy to the state director of public prosecutions for advice.
BRANDPOWER reports that Seun Kuti had doubled down on his assault on a Police Officer on 3rd Mainland Bridge as as he boasted about how many policemen he has slapped in a video posted on social media where he remained defiant and unapologetic about his action.
He criticised those who accused him of being so aggressive because he is the son of the late Afro Beat King, Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
He asked, “You no know say because Jesus an God picking, that’s why e fit die for you?”
He adds that you must know who you are before you make your move, so he makes his move from where he is, because he knows who he is.
Earlier, Seun Kuti, an Afrobeat musician, has explained why he went into a rage and slapped a police officer in a recent viral video.
In a now-viral video, the Afrobeat star could be seen assaulting a police officer who is on duty.
Kuti responded via his Instagram account on Saturday, saying the police officer had tried to kill him and his family.
He said that the policeman had expressed regret and had been pardoned.
He urged anyone who claimed he was after influence to mind their own business and prevent the police officer from losing his job.
