Seun Kuti, one of the sons of Afro-beat legend Fela Kuti, has revealed that the late MKO Abiola and his wife, Simbiat, framed his father for armed robbery during Muhammadu Buhari’s military regime.
The father of one claimed that Abiola and Simbiat accused Fela of stealing their Ferrari at gunpoint.
During Buhari’s era, Deputy Head of State Tunde Idiagbon enforced laws that made armed robbery punishable by death.
However, Seun said Fela avoided the setup as he was performing in Cameroon when the Abiolas made the accusation at a police station.
“During a live Instagram post, Seun Kuti 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 feaces; go and listen to his song – ‘Give Me Shit, I Give You Shit’ – then you will have a better understanding.
“They took it (feaces) 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 feaces.”