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The Lagos State Police Command has denied torturing Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti who is in custody over the assault of a policeman in the state.
Following the altercation with the yet-to-be-identified officer, the singer turned himself in at the Ikeja police command in Lagos in the company of his lawyer and family representative.
An order for his arrest was subsequently put out by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.
Spokesman of the State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, said since the singer turned himself in, police authorities have not and will not lay a finger on Seun Kuti.
Contrary to some people’s emotion-laden expectations, we are smart enough not to torture him.
We will not undermine our case. Not a finger has been laid on him nor will be laid on him. Like we assured, full and transparent investigation… https://t.co/CZORF8Fzyk
— SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) May 15, 2023
He pledged the commitment of the Command to ensure a full and transparent investigation of the case.
“We will not undermine our case. Not a finger has been laid on him nor will be laid on him. Like we assured, full and transparent investigation,” Hundeyin stated.
“Contrary to some people’s emotion-laden expectations, we are smart enough not to torture him.”
Seun Ready To ‘Defend Himself’
Meanwhile, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika who is the lawyer to the afrobeat musician says his client will at the right time and place and in as rigorous a manner as possible defend himself under the law.
Olumide-Fusika stated this In a press statement dated May 16th and obtained by Channels TV’s judiciary correspondent, Shola Soyele. The lawyer was reacting to certain comments made in the media by the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin.
According to Olumide-Fusika, his client expected that “having completed his investigative work, Mr Benjamin Hundeyin, a law enforcer, would proceed according to law by sending the file containing his report of investigation for legal evaluation towards possible prosecution.”
