Seun Kuti Jets Out To Europe On Tour Amid Assault Trial

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Seun Kuti, the Afrobeat star, has traveled out of the country for his European concert tour, amid his ongoing trial for alleged assault.

The 40-year-old was arrested on May 15 after he was filmed assaulting a police officer on the Third Mainland Bridge.

Seun Kuti Jets Out To Europe On Tour Amid Assault Trial

He was detained the following day at the state criminal investigation Department (SCID) and arraigned before the Yaba magistrate’s court on May 16.

At the start of his trial, the police had sought to get an order to further keep him in custody for 21 days pending the conclusion of its investigation.