Seun Kuti, however, said Fela escaped the setup because he was performing in Cameroon while the Abiolas raised the allegation at a police station
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian singer, Seun Kuti has alleged
that late business mogul, MKO Abiola and his late wife, Simbiat framed up his father and Afrobeats legend, Fela for armed robbery while Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retired) was in the saddle as the military Head of State.
He made this known in a recent live Instagram post, where he said the couple claimed his father and his band members stole their Ferrari car at gunpoint.
He went on to say Abiola’s aim was to get his father killed because he knew that during Buhari’s military era, his deputy, Tunde Idiagbon, enforcement the law that made armed robbery punishable by death.
Seun, however, added that Fela escaped the setup because he was performing in Cameroon while the Abiolas raised the allegation at a police station.
He further said his dad and his brother, Femi later retaliated by dumping 12 buckets of faeces in front of the late businessman’s house.
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Speaking on his verified social media page, Seun said, “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.
“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; its 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.”