Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti has reacted to allegation of pulling a gun on party attendees during an argument over parking space at his area of residence in Ikeja, Lagos state on Saturday, December 12.
A journalist, Temtayo Ayetoto, via her Twitter handle, alleged that the singer had a brawl with some party attendees who attended a party that took place on his street in Ikeja.
She stated that the son of Fela Anikulapo was mad that the party attendees littered the street where he lives with their cars.
Ayetoto however alleged that a resident stranded in his car who tried to access his compound but couldn’t was assaulted by some guys who were with Seun Kuti.
She alleged that during the faceoff with the party-goers, Seun’s men pounced on a bouncer who were trying to control the fight while the musician pull out a gun and shot indiscriminately.
Ayetoto in her tweets said;
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.@fisayosoyombo@houseofdoyin@GlowvilleTweets
— Temitayo Ayetoto (@Temietayur) December 12, 2020
It was abt 7pm when I decided to stroll out of the Lagos Facebook Hangout party held at 16, Akin Osinyemi Street, off Allen Ave, Ikeja. Outside the building where I stood, I couldn’t help but shift attention to the man in an armless top & slightly over the knee trouser, raging.
— Temitayo Ayetoto (@Temietayur) December 12, 2020
He was mad that the party attendees littered the street where he obviously lives with their cars – a genuine concern (his gate was affected). There was a resident stranded in his car trying to access his compound but couldn’t.
— Temitayo Ayetoto (@Temietayur) December 12, 2020
Kuti’s fury leaped & began to ridicule the guy who block the access. Whether the guy knew or not that it was Kuti, he screamed back, asking him to take things easy before he leaves.
— Temitayo Ayetoto (@Temietayur) December 12, 2020
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.
— Temitayo Ayetoto (@Temietayur) December 12, 2020
Kuti continued to rage at other car owners until one of the organisers, MM, showed up. In the middle of the effort to pacify, one of the bouncers told Kuti to calm down…
Next thing again, Kuti’s thugs rushed at the bouncer for such effontery. That’s where the party scattered.
— Temitayo Ayetoto (@Temietayur) December 12, 2020
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.
— Temitayo Ayetoto (@Temietayur) December 12, 2020
I knew trouble was looming on a large scale when the guy who was earlier assaulted returned to the scene. Barely 30 minutes after we left, I got feedback from people at the party that there had been a gunshot, forcing everyone to scamper…
— Temitayo Ayetoto (@Temietayur) December 12, 2020
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.
— Temitayo Ayetoto (@Temietayur) December 12, 2020
Seun has now taken to his Instagram page to state his own side of what happened.
According to Seun, the party-goers parked indiscriminately on his street, making life unbearable for he and his neighbors.
He said the party started at about 9.30am with loud music, disturbing the peace of his neighborhood.
The singer expressed that he decided to leave his house at about 7.30pm only for him to discover that one of the party-goers had used their car to block his gate.
He said things turned chaotic when one of the bouncers at the party threatened his life because he spoke against the way the guests parked their cars.
Seun stressed that he and his neighbors attacked the bouncer and ensured they beat him, disfigured his face, and tore his clothes.
He said;
Their bouncer came to meet me and threatened my life. He threatened my f**king life. He said ‘no be you be Seun Kuti? Me I dey come Shrine well well. I go come Shrine come find you. I go treat your f**kup.
I should let him go so he would come and kill me? So I said you will kill me? You will treat my f**kup?
He expressed;
That is when the fight started. And we didn’t need to pull guns on anybody because we beat them with our bare hands, burst all their nose, tore all their uniform.
Yes there were gunshots because men dey. Men dey! This is f**king Allen fam! You want to try rubbush. I didn’t come to your hood. You want to try rubbish and gunshot wouldn’t sound?.
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