The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, CP Akeem Yusuf has refuted a controversial remark credited to him about embattled Afrobeats star, Seun Kuti.
Yusuf allegedly shared a Facebook post which reads: “Thank God Seun Kuti’s body didn’t end up in the Lagoon”.
One Abimbola Adebayo had taken a screenshot of the comment and criticised the senior police officer for making such.
Adebayo said the comment brought back scary memories of a period that a policeman threatened to shoot her and throw her body into the lagoon.
“Why the Nigeria Police Force needs to answer this statement by one of their own. He said Seun Kuti was lucky he was not thrown into the lagoon.
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“The officer who made this troubling statement is Yusuf Akeem, who goes by the moniker, Kimo Akeem and he’s Kogi State Commissioner of Police. You should know he knows more if this statement came out of his mouth,” Adebayo said.
However, the police commissioner denied sharing such a post and blamed mischief makers bent on denting the image of the police.
Yusuf spoke through a Monday statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, William Ovye Aya.
The statement read, “The attention of the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State Police Command, CP Akeem Yusuf psc(+), fdc has been drawn to the news making the rounds on social media credited to his personality on the alleged assault on Police Officer by Seun Kuti.
“”Thank God Seun Kuti’s body didn’t end up in the Lagoon”. The statement is fake and misleading with aim to tarnish the image and reputation of CP Akeem Yusuf.
“It is incumbent to let the public know that the Facebook account has been hacked since September, 2022, and he has several times warned people to disregard any message from that account.
“This is the handwork of mischievous people who are bent on giving the police a bad name.
“The general public is enjoined to discountenance such misleading information which does not in any way portray the true identity of the personality of the Commissioner of Police, Kogi State.”