Seun Kuti, an Afrobeat star and son of the late legendary Afrobeat King, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, will visit the police authorities in Panti, Lagos, on Tuesday morning over the siege to his residence in Ikeja, by police operatives.
Seun Kuti is the leader of Nigeria Resistance Movement (NRM) and one of the promoters of the Movement of the People (MOP), a fledgling political organisation of youths and Nigerian masses, mobilising citizens for future political activities in the country.
His residence, since Friday, had reportedly been an object of police siege, during which a member of his household was taken away.
One of the close associates of Seun Kuti told The NEXT EDITION on Monday that he and members of the MOP legal team would be visiting the police authorities at Panti to find out why he and his household had been under siege.
The source, one of leaders of the MOP, who pleaded anonymity, said that Seun Kuti, would also be accompanied by members of the organisation and activist communities he belongs to, as well as some pro-democracy groups.
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He said: “We want to see the police authorities in Panti to know why they are looking for Seun.
“The police said they were reacting to allegations in social media that he was threatening people with firearms, which sounds funny.
“The MOP media team and our members, activists and pro-democracy groups will also be part of the visitation team to the police.
“We want to enquire why he is being harassed and reasons for the siege to his residence. After we have seen them in Panti, we will know what further steps to take.”
The source, however, disclosed that the police had released a member of Seun Kuti’s household, who they took away when they stormed his residence on Friday.
According to the source, the police released the man after taking him round to several police stations and dropped him somewhere with N1,000 as transport fare.
Seun Kuti and several activists and youths in several groups had been strategising for political leadership in the next dispensation to liberate Nigerians from what they termed the oppression of the ruling elite.
