By Promise Eze
News reaching BlackBox Nigeria has it that Afrobeat star, Seun Anikulapo-Kuti has been released on bail on Tuesday evening.
This was revealed on Twitter by his brother, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
He wrote: “Just got news my brother Seun @RealSeunKuti has just been released on bail . 🙏🏽 everyone. Much ❤️. 🤗.”
Just got news my brother Seun @RealSeunKuti has just been released on bail . 🙏🏽 everyone. Much ❤️. 🤗. pic.twitter.com/fXnxshHjyv
— Femi Anikulapo-Kuti (@Femiakuti) May 23, 2023
Seun Kuti was initially charged with assaulting a police officer on Lagos’ Third Mainland Bridge on May 13. The police had obtained an extension of his remand for four additional days. Additionally, they sought to collect his blood samples for medical examination as ordered by the court.
Earlier reports stated that the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State command, was allegedly planning to have Kuti taken to the Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State, to declare him mentally ill. This move has raised concerns about the impact on his music career both in Nigeria and abroad.
