Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, was on Monday arraigned at the Ogun State Magistrate Court in Ifo, Ogun State, by the Ogun State Police Command.
His offences border on assault.
The Zazoo Zeh crooner who pleaded not guilty was granted bail in the sum of N500,000 with a surety in like sum.
The Chief Magistrate, A. S. Soneye, said that the surety must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and be gainfully employed with evidence of tax payment to the Ogun Government.
He was directed to perfect the bail conditions before he would be released or kept away at the Correctional Centre in Ilaro, Ogun State.
The case was adjourned till April 26.
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The charges against him read in part: “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.”
Portable was arrested by the police on Friday after the expiration of the 72 hours ultimatum given to him by the police to report at any police station.
It would be recalled that the Zazoo Zeh crooner on Wednesday resisted attempts by the police to arrest him.
Oyeyemi had said the warrant to arrest Portable became necessary because he had refused to honour police invitation.
