Police in Ogun have arrested singer Portable following his refusal to honour invitations for questioning over alleged assault of a man.
The arrest comes after the expiration of a 72-hour ultimatum given to the controversial singer by the police to report himself to the Command.
Ogun state police spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday.
Oyeyemi said Portable, born Habeeb Okikiola, had been informed to submit himself to the police or risk being arrested. The ‘Zazu Zeh’ singer showed resistance when policemen visited his bar on Tuesday.
Portable had admitted assaulting the person who brought policemen to arrest him over an issue related to internet fraud.
Explaining what transpired in a video shared on his TikTok page on Thursday, Portable maintained that the alleged fraudster he assaulted was his apprentice and that it was a personal matter that should not have involved the police.
“This boy is my boy. He’s into Yahoo (internet fraud). I advised him to quit but he still dey do the scam dey go. Then I pursued him. I beat him. I flogged him. Now you want to arrest me because I flogged him? He come to write a petition about me, about a celebrity superstar,” he said.
