Singer Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable has been whisked away to the Ilaro Correctional Center, pending the time his bail requirements were met.
The controversial singer was arraigned before a High Court in Ifo on Monday by the Ogun State Police Command.
Portable was on Friday detained by police operatives after he had turned down a series of invitations extended to him and allegedly assaulted police officers that went to effect his arrest at his bar.
Portable was granted bail in the sum of N300,000 and to provide two sureties with landed properties within the court vicinity or remain in prison custody.
NIGERIACRIME observed that the outspoken singer was sober throughout the court session.
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The charges against portable read, “That you, Badmus Habeebat Okikiola, M, A.KA Portable, and others now at large on the 28th day of March, 2023 at 11am 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 Okikiola 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 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.”
It was gathered that police operatives, while taking the defendant to the prison facility immediately after the ruling, dispersed the agitated crowd with teargas.
The case was adjourned till April 26 for the commencement of trial.