Emmanuel Thomas l Monday, April 3, 2023
LAGOS – Nigerian singer and crooner of Zazoo zeh, Habeeb Okikiola better known as Portable has been released from Ilaro Prison where he was held shortly after his arraignment.
Reports monitored on Channels TV confirmed his release from the prison, after perfecting his bail.
Earlier, he was granted bail by a Magistrate Court sitting at Ifo, Ogun State in the sum of N300,000 with two sureties in like sum for the offence of assaulting a policeman and N500,000 with sureties in like sum for the alleged offence of stealing.
The matter was adjourned to April 26 for trial.
Some of the charges against Portable reads:
Part of that charges against him reads: “That you Badmus Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, and others now at large on the 28″ 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. aka Portable, on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did resist to be arrested by Inspector Hammed Moshood ‘m’, ASP Gregory Iyoha ‘m’, 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 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.”
