Portable Arraigned in Abeokuta Court for Alleged Assault on Government Officials

Controversial singer Habeeb ‘Portable’ Okikiola was arraigned on Thursday at the Isabo Magistrate Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Earlier, PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Ogun State Police Command confirmed the singer had turned himself in at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta, after being declared wanted.

The 30-year-old was wanted for allegedly assaulting officials of the Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority (OGPDPA). He had repeatedly ignored police invitations following the arrest and arraignment of nine of his protégés at an Abeokuta Magistrate Court.

When contacted, police spokesperson Omolola Odutola said she was compiling official statements regarding the singer’s arraignment.

“Wait for the official statement. I’m trying to gather information,” she said, adding that details would be made public once the process was complete.

The newspaper also reported that the Zazzu Zeh crooner went into hiding after nine of his protégés were arrested and arraigned.

Portable had claimed that OGPDPA officials sealed his unfinished building and hotel in Sango-Ota, arrested and detained over 20 of his workers, and confiscated alcoholic beverages from his bar.