I know 3 Nigerian celebrities who have felony charges – Seun Kuti

<p>Slamming those attacking him on social media over his assault on a police officer, Kuti said he was aware of Nigerian celebrities with felony charges, but fans never criticised them the way they did him.</p>, <p>Grammy-nominated afrobeat musician Seun Kuti has described his recent assault on a police officer that landed him in prison as a mere “misdemeanour charge.”</p>, <p>“But felony charges—fraud, assault, rape—you people come online, and you fight for these people with felony charges. Real criminals.”</p>, <p>The singer stated this during an Instagram live session with fans recently.</p>, <p>He said: “I know at least three celebrities in Nigeria who have felony charges. Mine is a misdemeanour charge. Whether they talk as if heaven is falling and thunder is crashing, my charge is still a misdemeanour. If we are going to be just, assaulting a police officer is a misdemeanour. That is the charge I have.</p>, <p>He said, instead, fans celebrate and defend those criminal celebrities on social media.</p>, <p>Kuti said someday he would rent the National Stadium for one week to apologise to Nigerians for any crime he might have committed against them.</p>, <p>DAILY POST recalls Seun Kuti was last week released from the State Criminal, Investigations and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos, after spending eight days in detention for assaulting a police officer in a viral video.</p>