Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable, has been granted bail the Magistrate Court sitting in Ota, Ogun state
Portable, who was arraigned on Monday before the Magistrate’s Court on a six count charge pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him.
Part of that charges read: “That you Badmus Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, and others now at large on the 28 day of March 2023 at 11:00hrs at Odogwu Bar, Oke-Osa, Ilogbo, Ifo in the Ifo Magisterial District, did willfully cause or inflict physical injury on one Inspector Hammed Moshood ‘m’ with your elbow on his nose, which caused blood to gush out from his nose and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 4 (1) of the Violence against persons & Prohibition Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2017.
“That you Badmus Habeeb Okikiola, M. aka Portable, on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did resist to be arrested by Inspector Hammed Moshood ‘m’, ASP Gregory Iyoha ‘m’, ASP Kunle Badmus ‘m’ after serving you with Police Invitation Letter on the 20 day of January, 2023 for the offences you committed when they were about to discharge their duty with warrant of arrest on you thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 197 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2006.”
Portable was also accused of assaulting one of his boys.
He has since been granted bail of N300,000, with two sureties from his immediate family.
Portable was on Friday arrested by police operatives, after he had turned down series of invitations extended to him.
In his reaction to the arrest, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has said that Portable will be facing at least a six-count charge when he appears at the court following his unruly conduct and incitement against police officers last week Monday.
“He will be charged to court for beating up a guy in Ota, who filed a petition to CP Ogun. There are many pending cases of assaults on people and attacks, and he will be investigated because people have complained against him.
“So, there is no sentiment in law, let him appear in court, and allow the judge to listen to the charges against him. He has no constitutional immunity anyway,” the Force PPRO had said