In 1978 Ransome - Kuti was thrown from a third - floor window of her son Fela 's compound when it was stormed by one thousand armed military personnel .
Fela 's compound is a commune known as the Kalakuta Republic .
In 1978 Ransome - Kuti was thrown from a third - floor window of her son Fela 's compound , a commune known as the Kalakuta Republic , when it was stormed by one thousand armed military personnel .