Afrobeat musician Femi Kuti and his son Made on Tuesday attended the arraignment of Seun Kuti at a Magistrate’s Court in Yaba.
A picture of Femi and Made at the court was shared on the Instagram and Facebook pages of the Afrika Shrine.
“United we stand,” the post read, with hashtags of court, family and Seun Kuti.
Seun, also an Afrobeat singer, was charged with assault on a police officer, an offense contrary to Section 356 of the Nigerian Criminal Code Act.
The prosecutor S. A Adebese prayed the court to remand the defendant for 21 days pending legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
But Seun’s lawyer Femi Falana urged the court not to grant the prosecution’s wish, stating that he was not aware of the remand application.
The court remanded him for 48 hours for the police to conclude their investigation.
Seun was arrested and detained on Monday after he turned himself in at the Command’s headquarters in Ikeja.
The singer slapped a police officer in uniform on Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Saturday. A video of the incident went viral.
Seun, son of the legendary Fela Kuti, brother of Femi and uncle of Made, said he has evidence the police officer “tried to kill” him and his family.
