Fela’s Son, Seun, granted bail, to pay N1m, sureties

Afrobeat star, Seun Kuti, in police custody for 48 hours for allegedly assaulting a police officer.

The magistrate court in Yaba also granted him a ‘suspended’ bail that will come to effect after the remand.

Kuti was granted bail in the sum of one million Naira “with two responsible sureties, a three years tax payment receipt that is verifiable; one of the sureties must have a landed property within the court jurisdiction.

The Grammy-nominated saxophonist had on Monday surrendered himself to the police in Lagos after a video surfaced showing him assaulting a police officer.

He was arraigned in court on Tuesday for assaulting a police officer, an offence contrary to Section 356 of the Nigerian Criminal Code Act.

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