The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Alkali Baba, on Saturday, ordered the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command to arrest Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti.
Kuti was seen in a viral video assaulting a police officer on uniform by slapping the officer, while the officer held himself and refused to retaliate.
Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Saturday, said the IGP had equally ordered a speedy and full investigation into the remote and immediate cause(s) of the assault and prosecution of the suspect accordingly.
“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.
