The Ogun State police command has confirmed the arrest of singer, Habeeb Okikiola commonly referred to as Portable after a 72-hour ultimatum given to him to honour police invitation.
Africa Today News, New York reports that in some viral videos on Tuesday, the musician was seen raining curses on and rough-handling some policemen deployed to the recreational centre he owns in Ogun State.
Portable’s actions have since been condemned by the police authorities with the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, saying the artist exhibited irrational behaviour and hurled insults at police officers carrying out their legal duty.
However, after the expiration of the ultimatum for the singer to honour the invitation, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed that Portable has been arrested.
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He told Channels Television in an interview monitored by Africa Today News, New York that the musician is at the State Headquarters of the police in Eleweran, Abeokuta.
The PPRO said as soon as the investigation is concluded, the artiste will be charged in court.
Portable had earlier offered explanations as to what led to police showing up at his lounge in an attempt to arrest him.
He said he beat the person who brought policemen to arrest him over an issue bordering internet fraud.
Explaining what transpired in a new video shared on his Tiktok page, Portable maintained that the alleged fraudster he beat was his apprentice and that it was a personal matter that should not have involved the police.
Speaking in a mix of Pidgin English and Yoruba, the singer said, ‘That boy wey I beat, he’s my boy. I’m a boss to him. Oga go beat apprentice na? That one no mean say make police come say make dem come arrest you.
‘This boy is my boy. He’s into Yahoo [Internet fraud]. I advised him to quit but he still dey do the scam dey go. Then I pursued him. I beat him. I flogged him. Now you want to arrest me because of I flogged him? He come to write a petition about me, about a celebrity superstar.
‘He’s a Yahoo boy. Yahoo boy came to lay a complaint. He writes a petition about superstar celebrity. My work is legit. I do music for a living. I no fear anybody, na only God I fear,’ he added.
Africa Today News, New York reports that the singer was in the news after he was captured in a viral video arguing with police officers who stormed his lounge in the Sanga Ota area of Ogun State to arrest him.