Seun Kuti Returned To Detention Over Magistrate’s Absence
According to Daily Trust, the Chief Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, Lagos, has not met.
The court did not hold a hearing on Tuesday in the matter involving Fela Kuti’s son Seun Kuti.
Magistrate Adeola Olatubosun, who has been hearing the case, is abroad for training, our correspondent has learned.
When the magistrate was not there, Kuti was escorted back to the Panti police station after being brought to the magistrates’ court.
The lawsuit has been postponed until May 24th, Wednesday.
Daily Trust had reported how Kuti was apprehended on May 15 after he was filmed assaulting a police officer on the Third Mainland Bridge.
The musician was detained at the state criminal investigation Department (SCID) and arraigned before the magistrate’s court on May 16.
The police had sought to get an order to further keep him in custody for 21 days pending the conclusion of its investigation.
But the cpurt directed the police to detain Kuti for additional 48 hours and then release him on bail.
Last Thursday, the magistrate extended the musician’s remand for additional four days to enable the police continue with its investigation.
She also ordered that his file be duplicated and sent to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and subsequently adjourned the trial till May 22.
The trial was, however, shifted to Tuesday.