According to a Twitter influencer @Asiwajulerry who waded into the ongoing case of Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti who was arrested and charged to court over assault on a police officer in uniform, Seun is currently facing this hard time because he blasted and they making a scapegoat of him by giving him a tough time in this period. He also added that Sen has also blasted the people who could stand up and fight for his freedom.

�He has blasted the government and they�re making a scapegoat out of him. He has blasted the people that could have stood up for him. It�s sad to see the son of the Great Fela Kuti being paraded like a hardened criminal.

People with far more heinous crimes don�t even get paraded like this. 

A big lesson to learn from his story, I hope he learns some lessons too�.

Seun was arrested on the 13th of May 2023, after a video circulated online of him assaulting a police officer. Upon his arrest, Seun revealed the police officer tried to kill him and his family hence his reaction. Read some of the comments users shared on the revelation by Twitter influencer @Asiwajulerry below;

@king_khalinx � 

�The Nigerian police have always found a way to

justify its brutality, A celebrity who has spoken

against police brutality who was caught harassing

a policeman would be taught a lesson

and in the long run, giving the police more reasons

to be brutal�.

@Mubarack Umar

�If Peter, Datti, Yesufu, or any Obidafts slapped a

Police Officer in uniform, and caught on video

tape and the police officer complained in a

competent court of law, he/she will be arrested and

received the same treatment. It doesn't matter whether

Seun stood with you during the election or not. You too,

can try it. Ply the newly constructed Muhammadu

Buhari Bridge and slapped an officer on duty, to see

if social media hashtags will save you�.

@iamskamal

�One thing I've come to understand about the police

force is that they staunchly protect their own and

avoid placing the blame solely on individuals. Instances

of police officers harassing civilians have been

documented, and in several cases, the officers

responsible have been held accountable. Now, it is

imperative that everyone, including law

enforcement officials face the consequences of

their actions before the law and its vice verse�.

@DJDaley

�It's pretty sad, it's like the Yoruba proverb that says

"someone they want to burn and he now pours

petrol on himself" In as much as I don't condone

what Sen did, he's still entitled to bail, then the

the court can proceed with their judgment on the

issue. This is just pure scapegoating�.

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