Seun Kuti has recounted how Fehintola, his late mother, once hid cannabis inside bread and asked him to deliver it to Fela Kuti, his late father, while he was detained.
Speaking in a recent interview, the musician disclosed that the late Afrobeat legend was detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Panti, Lagos.
Seun revealed that he was unaware at the time that he was carrying contraband to his father.
“We were going to visit my father in Panti, and my mum bought bread to give to him. She hid ‘Igbo’ inside the bread and asked me to hand it over when we got there,” he said.
“On our way home, my sister asked if I knew there was Igbo in the bread. My mum had told her, but didn’t tell me because she knew I might have said something to the police.”
My mum hid Indian hemp in bread and gave to give my dad
—- Seun Kuti shares a hilarious story of when he visited his father Fela in prison😂😂 pic.twitter.com/rSRAx8wAPM
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Seun, 45, further noted that he visited his father in several detention facilities during his childhood.
“I’ve been to see my father in many places. I remember visiting him at Ikoyi Prison, Kirikiri Prison, Panti, and Alagbon,” he said.