Physical Assault: Ten Days After, Portable Honors Police Invitation

Ten days after Ogun State Police Command invited controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as ‘portable’ over physical assault on a young man in a viral video, the singer on Wednesday honored the police invitation.

The public relations officer of the command, DSP Ambimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Abeokuta, disclosed that the ‘Zazu’ crooner had honoured the invitation.

The PPRO said the artiste reported at the State Police Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta at about 5pm on Wednesday with his father and manager.

He said portable was interrogated and was later granted bail.

Oyeyemi said, “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 artist reported at Eleweran at about 5pm with his father and manager. He was immediately ordered to be taken to the Public Complain 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.”