A former presidential candidate, Rev. Chris Okotie, has urged the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, to show mercy upon Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, over his case with the police.

Kuti is in detention for slapping a police officer during an encounter on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos.

Okotie, in a statement issued on Thursday, May 18, pleaded amnesty for the embattled musician.

He urged the IGP to temper justice with mercy and acquit Kuti of all charges preferred against him by the police.

The cleric said: “I would like to urge the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to demonstrate a paternal clemency towards Seun Kuti in his transgression against an authorised myrmidon of the law.

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“Anti-establishment is not acceptable under any guise, however, a humane superintendence is a mark of great leadership.

“The youth have been under tremendous pressure to establish a new Nigerian social order and Seun’s abrasive conduct is a tangent from that trajectory.

“I plead earnestly with the IGP to temper justice with mercy and exculpate Seun of all charges. Femi and Seun Kuti are artistic souvenirs bestowed upon us by the legendary Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and we truly appreciate the creative artistry demonstrated in their musical genre.

“Please find sufficient grace in your heart to anesthetize the gravity of this provocation.

“May the blessing of the God of heaven be vouchsafed to you in the plenitude of His Grace.”

The Star