Singer Seun Kuti accused of pulling out gun, assaulting party guests in Ikeja

A Nigerian investigative journalist, Temitayo Ayetoto, has called out singer Seun Kuti on social media and accused him of pulling out a gun at a man during a street brawl around his place of residence in Ikeja.

Ayetoto in a series of posts shared via Twitter on Saturday, December 12, claimed that she personally witnessed the singer pull out a gun and assault guests who were attending a party on his street.

“SEUN KUTI pulled out a gun over a street parking matter in Ikeja tonight, personally assaulted the car owners attending the party, used thugs to assault them and called them gluttons at a paid event...I saw it happen.”Telling her side of the story, the journalist claimed that she left an event which was going on around the area at about 7pm and came out to find Kuti ranting about cars which were parked on the streets.

Ayetoto noted that Kuti’s gate was affected and another neighbour in the area could not gain access into his house.

Narrating further, the journalist claimed that there was a heated exchange between Kuti and another man who blocked access with his vehicle.

Ayetoto claimed that this was followed by some of the singer's teammates beating up the man with Kuti personally landing him a blow as well.

"Next thing: Some three guys left Kuti's side and rushed the guy with slaps and blows, while Kuti also landed him a heavy strike on his head amid screaming. This guy retreated, almost crying. He moved his car. But it wasn't enough," her tweet read.

Ayetoto in her tweets said things went out of hand after the singer allegedly went into his compound and returned with a gun. According to her, he attempted to cork it but changed his mind afterwards.

She said:

"This time around Kuti went into his compound and brought out a SHORT BLACK GUN! He was attempting to cork it but paused again... I called my friend that we needed to leave immediately."See tweet below:

Rounding up her narration, the journalist expressed shock at the alleged display of the singer and made a reference to his contributions during the protest against police brutality.

"I'm shocked that Kuti will rather make his point with a gun than engage the organisers...seeing him in the movie 'Citation' & how he found his voice during #EndSarsProtests reinforces the feeling that things aren't what they seem. KUTI was a thug to behold."Made, Seun and Femi Kuti resurrect the spirit of Fela on stage