Chief Magistrate Adeola Olatubosun at Sabo-Yaba Lagos State, on Tuesday, ordered that afrobeat singer Seun Kuti be remanded for 48 hours in police custody.
Seun had allegedly assaulted a police officer on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos three days ago.
She, however, granted him bail in N1 million with two sureties in like sum, at the end of the 48-hour remand, adding that one of the sureties must be a landlord within the jurisdiction of the court.
She adjourned the case until May 22 for mention, while also ordering the prosecutor to duplicate the case file and forward a copy to the state director of public prosecutions for advice.
Earlier, the investigating police officer, Mr Lekan Ogundare, told the court that the Seun drove dangerously on the bridge and deliberately blocked a moving police vehicle.
He alleged that the defendant grabbed Insp Mohammed Aminu attached to the Police Training College, Ikeja, while on official movement and in police uniform.
Ogundare said the defendant slapped Aminu several times on his face.
Mr S. A. Adebeshin, a legal officer of the police, applied to the court to give the police 21 days to carry out further investigation on the case.
His application was supported by a 12-paragraph affidavit.
Responding, Mr Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN) and counsel to the defendant, said that he was not aware of the application for the defendant’s remand.
He requested time to respond to the application.
Reacting, Mr. M. A. Animashaun, a member of the police legal team, submitted that there should be temporary deprivation of liberty of the defendant for the purposes of investigation.
He said Kuti’s alleged victim had been on medical treatment, adding that Kuti handed himself over to the police and should not be remanded on such grounds.
He prayed the court to grant Kuti bail, promising that the defendant would show up whenever needed.
