UPDATED: Portable granted bail as court adjourns ‘assault’ case till April 26
The police have arraigned Portable, the controversial singer, for alleged assault.
He was arraigned before a magistrate court sitting in Ifo LGA, Ogun state, on Monday.
Part of that charges read: “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.”
But when the charges were read to him, he pleaded not guilty.
The magistrate then granted him bail of N300,000, with two sureties from his immediate family.
The court, however, ordered that he should be remanded at the Ilaro correctional centre until he perfects the condition of his bail.
The case has been adjourned to April 26.
Portable landed in police custody on March 31 after displaying irrational behaviour and insulting police officers performing their legal duties at his bar.
He was arrested by operatives of the Ogun police command after the expiration of the 72-hour ultimatum given to him to turn himself in.
Muyiwa Adejobi, the police spokesperson, had earlier said the singer will face more than six charges in court.
I am sure u are very awake as i have addressed MCs case, but portable has more than 6 count charges to attend to, apart from resisting arrest and injuring a police man. He will be charged to court for beating up a guy in otta, who fired a petition to CP Ogun. https://t.co/E0J7ASroLj
— Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi (@Princemoye1) April 1, 2023
The police had also called out the musician for resisting arrest.
“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,” it said.
“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 offense.”
Below are photos of the musician in court:
