Chief Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun, has dismissed an application by the Nigeria Police seeking to arraign Afrobeats singer, Seun Kuti, over an alleged assault of a police officer without legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecution.
She adjourned the hearing to July 3 to await legal advice from the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions on the matter.
The musician came to the Chief Magistrate’s court in the Sabo-Yaba area of Lagos State after he was released on bail on Tuesday. He had been in detention at the State Criminal Investigative Department, Panti since May 15.
At the resumed hearing, police Counsel, Cyril Ejiofor had sought the leave of court to arraign the singer, having preferred a charge against him.
But Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana representing the defendant urged the court to dismiss the application, accusing the Police of disobeying subsisting orders of the court.
