Police in Ogun have interrogated controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, aka ‘Portable,’ over an alleged assault.
‘Portable’ reportedly appeared at the state Police Command Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta, to honour police invitation concerning the matter.
On June 20, police in the state had ordered the musician to immediately report himself at the nearest police post or risk being arrested.
The police’ summon followed a case of an alleged assault on Portable’s former Disc Jockey, identified as DJ Chicken.
Recently, Portable and some of his boys were seen in a viral social media post assaulting the DJ.
Portable in the viral video clip, while speaking in Yoruba, ordered his “boys” to manhandle the DJ for allegedly sending a message to his wife.
State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, had issued a statement ordering the singer, ‘Portable’ to report himself to the nearest police station in the state or risk arrest.
The police spokesperson had given the singer 48 hours to report himself to the police.
But ten days after the police first invited the ‘Za Zu Ze’ crooner, Oyeyemi, in a statement on Thursday in Abeokuta, said Portable had honoured the invitation.
He said the artiste reported at the Police Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta at about 5pm on Wednesday alongside his father and manager.
He said the musician was interrogated and later granted bail.
According to the police spokesperson, “The Ogun State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that the hip-hop artist Habib Okikiola a.k.a portable who was requested to report himself at the nearest police station over a viral video where he was seen ordering a group of boys to beat up one boy simply identified as D.J Chicken has reported at the command’s headquarters Eleweran on Wednesday 29th of June 2022.
“The artiste reported at Eleweran at about 5pm with his father and manager. He was immediately ordered to be taken to the Public Complaint Bureau office by the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, where he was interrogated about his role in the assault meted to the boy in the video.
“However, since the offence committed is a bailable one, and coupled with the strike action embarked upon by the civil servants in the state which also affected our courts, the suspect was released to a reliable surety who promised to produce him anytime he is needed.
“Meanwhile, the assaulted victim has also been invited to come and state his own side of the story to enable the command complete her investigation on time.”