Alleged Assault: Portable Arraigned In Court

Singer Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable was on Monday arraigned before an Ogun Magistrate Court in Ifo, Ifo Local Government Area of the State.

Portable landed in police custody on Friday, March 31, 2023 after resisting arrest by the Police who stormed his bar on Thursday.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, had said the controversial singer would face more than six charges in court.

The Zazoo crooner was brought before the court on a five-count charge of assault and stealing.

“That you, BADMUS HABEEB OKIKIOLA, M A.KA PORTABLE, and others now at large on the 28th 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 A.KA PORTABLE on the same date, time and place in the Magisterial mentioned above District, did resist to be arrested by Inspector Hammed Moshood ‘m’, ASP Gregory Iyoha ‘m’, and 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 a 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.”, parts of the charges  against him read.

Portable pleaded not guilty to all the charges filed against him and was granted bail by the Magistrate upon request by his counsel

He was ordered to be remanded at the Ilaro Correctional Centre pending meeting the bail conditions of N300,000 and two sureties.