By Goodluck Ikiebe.
Photo credit: Vanguard News.
Human Rights Lawyer Femi Falana has confirmed that Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, had sought his legal services following the singer’s assault on a police officer.
Falana, who disclosed this to our correspondent on Sunday, also noted that the singer has enough evidence to defend himself.
He said: “I am his lawyer and he has briefed me. He certainly has evidence. This is not the first time he is dealing with the police.
Seun Kuti.
"There were speculations that a team of police drafted to effect Kuti’s arrest could not locate him upon getting to his residence."
Falana, while reacting to this, further disclosed that the embattled singer would turn himself in on Monday.
He said, “He is going to report himself to the police tomorrow, (Monday) morning. There is no problem at all.”
The Reporters recollects that Falana represented the singer’s father, Fela during his agitation against the Nigerian government, which resulted in his arrest in 1993.
Meanwhile, Peter Okoye, a Nigerian singer of P-Square fame, in his Facebook message, on behalf of his colleague in the music industry, has begged the police to "temper justice with mercy’ for Seun over Seun's conflict with a police officer on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
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