A Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday granted police permission to keep Afro beat singer, Seun Kuti in its custody for another 48 hours.
The Court granted the permission following arraignment of Seun Kuti for alleged assault on a police officer on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos.
The investigating police officer, Mr Lekan Ogundare, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on May 13 on the Third Mainland Bridge.
He said that the defendant drove dangerously on the bridge and deliberately blocked a moving police vehicle.
He alleged that the defendant grabbed Insp Mohammed Aminu attached to the Police Training College, Ikeja, while on official movement and in police uniform.
Ogundare said that the defendant slapped Aminu several times on his face.
Mr S. A. Adebeshin, a legal officer of the police, had applied to the court to remand Kuti for 21 days to enable further investigation on the case.
His application was supported by a 12-paragraph affidavit.
Responding, Mr Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN) and counsel to the defendant, said that he was not aware of the application for the defendant’s remand.
He requested for time to respond to the application.
