A famous singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, was on Friday, March 31 arrested by the police in Ogun State Command for assault on officers and refusal to honour the 72-hour ultimatum given to turn himself in.
The arrest was confirmed by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abimbola Oyeyemi.
Series of video clips went viral on Tuesday, showing Portable insulting some police officers, alleging them of invading his bar.
in the viral video, Portable claimed that an internet fraudster had brought the police to his bar to arrest him and his staff members “for no reason.”
In reaction to Portable’s conduct, the police gave him a 72-hour ultimatum to show up at the police command.
The PPRO, who spoke on the Portable’s arrest, disclosed that he was at the state headquarters of the police in Eleweran, Abeokuta.
He made it known that the singer had been invited by the command severally after a citizen reported to the police that he assaulted him but refused to honour the invitation.
SP Oyeyemi said that Portable would remain in police custody till Monday when he would be charged to court.
The command which showed displeasure at
Portable’s conduct, gave a 72-hour ultimatum to the singer to report himself.
His failure to honour the invitation subsequently led to his arrest.
The PPRO explained what led to the invitation and subsequent arrest: “There is a petition against him from a Nigerian who has a studio and this guy went to the studio of this man, destroyed the studio and ordered his boys to beat up the studio owner.
”That was the basis of the petition in the first instance. Based on that, an invitation letter was sent to him, not once, not twice, not three times, but he refused to honour the invitation.
”When he refused to honour the invitation, police officers were sent to effect his arrest but on getting there, he assaulted the officers.
”However, today he has been arrested. He is with us and investigation has commenced. As soon as we conclude our investigation, he is going to be charged to court.”
