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Portable to face prosecution for allegedly inciting violence against officers
According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Portable had a heated exchange with men of the Ogun State Police Command who arrived at his restaurant to arrest him.
The Zazuu star resisted arrest and challenged the officers to show him an arrest warrant.
In a video that has since gone viral, Portable accused a Yahoo boy of hiring the officers to intimidate him, saying,
“Show me your arrest warrant. Why did you come to my office to arrest people? You came and everyone was running. A yahoo boy sent police to arrest me just because I advised him to stop doing yahoo and vent into music.
”Are the police and Yahoo boys now working together? I don’t do Yahoo. I’m a musician. If you want to invite me to your station, you will invite me with money,”
Following the incident, Adejobi issued a statement condemning Portable’s behavior, saying that it was “unruly and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace and incitement of violence against the officers.
He added that the police would take all necessary steps to investigate Portable’s actions and ensure that he is prosecuted for any criminal activity he may have committed, depending on the severity of the offense.
The statement reads; “The Nigeria Police Force has condemned the actions of one Habeeb Okikiola popularly known by his stage name Portable, in a viral video, where he was seen exhibiting irrational behavior and hurling insults at Police Officers carrying out their legal duty, an action which is criminal and punishable by the criminal laws of Nigeria.
The action of the singer in the video was unruly and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace and incitement of violence against the officers who were detailed to execute a warrant of arrest on him for series of allegations of criminal acts leveled against Mr Portable.
The NPF will take all necessary steps to investigate his actions and ensure that he is prosecuted for any criminal activity he may have committed depending on the severity of the offence. The Police will not condone any unruly act, assault or attack on its officers who are on lawful duty. We need to respect our law enforcement agents who perpetually take the risk of maintaining law and order and fight crimes and criminality in our society.”
