‘Wahala’ As Portable Goes To Prison
By Fredrick Wright
It was a sad day for loyalists of the popular music star Badmus Habeeb Okikiola popularly knowns portable, as the Margistrate Court sitting in Ifo Local government area of Ogun state sent him to prison pending the perfection of his bail conditions.
The Zazoo crooner was brought before the court on a five-count charge bordering on assault and stealing.
Appearing before the court today (Monday), Portable pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against him.
His fans were seen shouting wahala….wahala….wahala, as the prison vehicles drives him to the correctional centre.
Some of his charges read: “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.”
Portable’s counsel, Adodo Destiny, had prayed the court to grant the singer bail.
Delivering his ruling on the bail application made by his counsel, the magistrate, A.S Shoneye, said the offences were bailable and immediately granted him bail with a bail bond of N300,000 and two sureties who must reside within the jurisdiction of the court.
The court, however, ruled that Portable be transferred to the Ilaro correctional centre, pending the time his bail requirements are met.
The case was adjourned to the 26th of April for the commencement of trial.
Portable’s ordeal started last Tuesday when two videos of the musician raining curses and physically fighting some men of the Nigeria police surfaced on the internet.
Dissatisfied by the development, the police ordered the singer to report at the nearest police station within 72 hours, after which he was arrested.
He had been detained since Friday following a petition written by one Osimusi Emmanuel.
