Seun Kuti jets out of Nigeria after police ordeal

Seun Kuti, a Grammy-nominated afrobeat musician, has left the country just 48 hours after being released from prison.

ER reported that the singer was granted bail on Tuesday after spending eight days in detention at the State Criminal, Investigations and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos on the orders of Yaba Chief Magistrate Court for assaulting a police officer in a viral video.

Kuti was in court on Wednesday, for his trial at the Chief Magistrate Court Yaba in Lagos but the proceedings were adjourned July 3, 2023, due to the magistrate’s absence.

On Thursday, the singer announced via his Instastory that he was on his way to Switzerland for the commencement of his Europe tour.

Sharing a picture of himself in a plane, he wrote, “Euro tour kicks off tonight in Zurich.”