Seun Kuti, the embattled Afrobeat singer and son of Afrobeat
legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is being remanded at the State Criminal,
Investigations and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos on the
orders of Yaba Chief Magistrate Court for assaulting a police officer has been
crowned the ‘General Overseer’ of his cell by the inmates.
A copy of the Holy Bible was said to have been handed over
to him as an instrument of his office. His appointment as the GO was however
not without some drama after the inmates initially rejected him.
At that stage, he reportedly promised to dole out N25,000 to
them and he was directed to produce it without delay. He had to beg for the
phone to call his wife who quickly brought the money which was handed over to
their leader.
The inmates subsequently accepted him (Seun) and provided a
space for him to sit down. Vanguard also gathered that Seun was so infuriated
by the ugly development that played out that he refused to eat the food
provided for him including the food brought by his wife.
The hunger strike continued for almost a day and a half
until he finally started eating. The climax of the drama was that the inmates
later crowned him the General Overseer of the cell and a bible was handed over
to him. That means that he is presently leading the inmates in prayer sessions
whenever the need arises after which they would all chorus: GO, GO.
According to Vanguard, around 2:30 pm, yesterday when they
visited visited the Department at Panti, Seun was seen clutching the Bible
tightly with his left hand while climbing the stairs leading to the office of
the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge, Waheed Ayilara. He was later led
down the stairs, back into the cell.
Sources said those who have visited the embattled singer
included his elder brother, Femi, and other family members as well as his
lawyers and some friends.
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