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Seun Kuti Finally Regains Freedom From Police Custody

POSTED ON May 23, 2023 •   Music      BY Akinbohun Samuel

Seun Kuti, an afrobeat musician, has been freed from police custody.

A Yaba Chief Magistrate Court ordered the singer to be detained at the State Criminal, Investigations, and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos for attacking a police officer in a widely circulated video.

On Tuesday, activist Omoyele Sowore revealed on Twitter that the musician had recovered his freedom.

"Just to report that @RealSeunKuti has been freed from @PoliceNG imprisonment in Lagos, Hasta la victoria siempre!” he stated in his post.

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