Controversial hip hop artist, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable was on Monday sent to prison pending the perfection of bail conditions granted to him by the court on the alleged assault.
He was arraigned before the Magistrate Court sitting in Ifo in the Ifo Local government area of Ogun state.
The Zazoo crooner was brought before the court on a five-count charge bordering on assault and stealing.
He had been detained since Friday following a petition written by one Osimusi Emmanuel.
Appearing before the court on Monday, Portable pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred against him.
Some of the counts 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 offense 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 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 20th of January, 2023 for the offenses you committed when they were about to discharge their duty with a warrant of arrest on you thereby committed an offense 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 application for bail made by his counsel, Magistrate A.S Soneye said, the offenses are bailable and granted him bail with a bail bond of N300,000, two sureties who must reside within the jurisdiction of the honorable court.
The court, however, ruled that the defendant be transferred to the Ilaro correctional center, pending the time his bail requirements are met.
The case was adjourned to the 26th of April for the commencement of trial.
Our correspondent reports that the singer had been transferred to prison custody pending the perfection of the bail conditions.
