Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, has revealed that the late MKO Abiola and his wife, Simbiat, falsely accused his father of armed robbery during Muhammadu Buhari’s military regime. Seun recounted that the Abiolas accused Fela of stealing their Ferrari at gunpoint, a crime punishable by death under laws enforced by Buhari’s Deputy Head of State, Tunde Idiagbon.
According to Seun, Fela avoided this setup because he was performing in Cameroon when the Abiolas lodged the false allegation. Seun explained, “Abiola and his wife, Simbiat, falsely accused Fela of robbing her of her Ferrari at gunpoint under Idiagbon’s regime. They aimed to have my dad executed, but Fela was performing in Cameroon when the alleged robbery took place.”
In retaliation, Seun said Fela and his son, Femi, smeared Abiola’s house with feces at night. Seun detailed, “Fela and my elder brother, Femi, took 12 buckets of feces and smeared Abiola’s compound with it at night. The next day, the police came to investigate, but Fela denied involvement, saying if given the chance, he would have done it openly.”