One of the sons of Afro-beats legend, Fela Kuti, Seun, has disclosed how the late MKO Abiola and his wife, Simbiat, framed his father up for armed robbery during the military regime of Muhammadu Buhari.
Seun claimed that Abiola and Simbiat accused Fela of
stealing their Ferrari car at gunpoint.
During Buhari’s military era, his Deputy Head of State,
Tunde Idiagbon, ensured the enforcement of laws that made armed robbery
punishable by death.
However, Seun said Fela escaped the setup because he was
performing in Cameroon while the Abiolas raised the allegation at a police
station.
In a live Instagram post, Seun Kuti said: “Abiola and his
wife, Simbiat, lied against Fela that he and his boys robbed her of her Ferrari
at gunpoint under Idiagbon’s regime. This was Abiola and his wife’s plan to
kill my dad because, under Idiagbon, armed robbery was punishable by death.
“Abiola and Simbiat wrote a statement at a police station
that they saw Fela and his gang rob her at gunpoint. This led to Fela’s arrest
which is punishable by death, but luckily for Fela, he was performing in
Cameroon the very day Simbiat was lying about the theft. Fela escaped the case
because he can’t be in two places at the same time; its either he’s on a stage
in Cameroon or robbing in Lagos.
“Responding, Fela and my elder brother, Femi, took 12
buckets of faeces go and listen to his song – give me shit, I give you shit –
then you will have a better understanding. They took it to Abiola’s house in
the middle of the night and smeared his compound.
“The next day, the police visited my father’s house saying
they came to investigate the shit-show in Abiola’s house the previous day. But
Fela denied the act saying if given the opportunity, he would smear Abiola’s
house with faeces.”
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