According to local media, Nigerian Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti has been released on bail after spending days in detention for allegedly assaulting a police officer.
Kuti, the son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, was released on Tuesday night after meeting bail conditions, according to his lawyer Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika.
Kuti was seen celebrating his release with his fans in a video shared on Twitter by activist Omoyele Sowore.
Just to announce that @RealSeunKuti has been released from @PoliceNG detention in Lagos. Hasta la victoria siempre! #Revolutionnow pic.twitter.com/al73jtx05l
— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) May 23, 2023
Police in Lagos remanded the singer on 15 May after he was “captured on video assaulting a police officer in uniform,” police said at the time.
Before his arrest, Kuti claimed the officer attempted to murder him and his family, but he did not elaborate.
