SEUN Kuti, the son of legendary singer, Fela Kuti has recounted an incident that occurred between his late father and the late politician, MKO Abiola.
According to him, the late MKO and his wife had accused Fela of armed robbery, which was punishable by death during the military regime of Muhammadu Buhari.
However, Seun said Fela escaped the setup because he was performing in Cameroon while the Abiolas raised the allegation at a police station.
“Abiola and his wife, Simbiat, lied against Fela that he and his boys robbed her of her Ferrari at gunpoint under Idiagbon’s regime. This was Abiola and his wife’s plan to kill my dad because, under Idiagbon, armed robbery was punishable by death,” Seun said on Instagram Live.
“Abiola and Simbiat wrote a statement at a police station that they saw Fela and his gang rob her at gunpoint. This led to Fela’s arrest, which is punishable by death, but luckily for Fela, he was performing in Cameroon the very day Simbiat was lying about the theft. Fela escaped the case because he can’t be in two places at the same time; it's either he’s on a stage in Cameroon or robbing in Lagos.
“Responding, Fela and my elder brother, Femi, took 12 buckets of faeces go and listen to his song – give me shit, I give you shit – then you will have a better understanding. They took it to Abiola’s house in the middle of the night and smeared his compound.
“The next day, the police visited my father’s house saying they came to investigate the shit-show in Abiola’s house the previous day. But Fela denied the act saying if given the opportunity, he would smear Abiola’s house with faeces,” he added.
The late MKO Abiola was assassinated on July 7, 1998, aged 60 while Fela died on the 2nd of August 1997 aged 58.
