The Nigerian musician Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer, Lagos state police said on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An order was made for the arrest of Kuti, a Grammy-nominated saxophonist and singer, on Saturday after a viral video showed him on a road, shouting and apparently pushing and smacking a police officer, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He turned himself in early on Monday to the headquarters of the Lagos state police command, accompanied by a lawyer and a family representative, a police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, said on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe has been placed under arrest in line with the law,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe ongoing investigation will be detailed, transparent, professionally pursued and justice will be manifestly served for all parties involved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kuti, 40, is the youngest son of Fela Kuti, who drove Afrobeat \u2013 a powerful mix of funk and jazz \u2013 to global attention in the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A charismatic figure and activist who was bitterly critical of Nigeria\u2019s military regimes and corrupt elite, Fela Kuti died in 1997 but retains a fervent following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His son started playing in his band, Egypt 80, at the age of nine and took the helm when he was 14, after his father died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2019, Kuti and the group were nominated for a Grammy, the top US music awards, for their album Black Times in the global music category.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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