Police Assault: Kogi Police Commissioner, Akeem Yusuf Says Nigerians Should Thank God Seun Kuti’s Body Didn’t End Up In ‘Third Mainland Bridge Waters’

The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Akeem Yusuf, has insinuated that singer, Seun Kuti’s body could have ended up in the lagoon for assaulting a police officer on Third Mainland Bridge.  Continue Full Reading>>>

The police chief, who goes by the Facebook moniker, Kimo Akeem, made the assertion recently while replying a commentator who was supporting Kuti’s action.

DAILY POST reported that Seun Kuti was arrested and detained after he was captured slapping a uniformed police officer in a viral video.

Yusuf, in his reaction, said Nigerians should thank God that the Grammy-nominated afrobeat artiste’s body was not being searched for in the lagoon.  Continue Full Reading>>>

He wrote, “Come and slap police also. Thank God, his [Seun Kuti’s] body was not being looked for in the third mainland bridge waters.”

His comment earned backlash as many claimed it was a testament to the several extrajudicial killings by security agencies.