The Inspector-General of Police, |GP Usman Alkali Baba, has directed that Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti be arrested after he was caught on video beating a police officer in uniform.
According to a statement issued by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, the IGP has also ordered a prompt and thorough investigation into the remote and proximate cause(s) of the assault, as well as prosecution of the culprit.
“IGP Usman Alkali Baba assures Nigerians that acts of contempt/disdain for symbols of authority will not be tolerated while offenders of such hideous crimes will be surely brought to book.’ the statement read in part.