“Now that Mr Kuti has been put in manacles and taken on parade from one police station to another and from one location to the other across Lagos State since Monday, May 15, when exactly is he going to be charged for, as you put it in your statement, ‘attacking and slapping a police officer in uniform?’”He added, “That should not be too much for a suspect to expect.
On Thursday, Lough had accused Seun’s legal team of engaging in a media trial instead of letting the law take its course. However, Olumide-Fusika debunked the claim, saying the singer’s team had never engaged in a “media trial or defence” of its client.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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