Hours After Boasting That He Is Smarter Than Most Educated People: Singer Portable, Cooling Off In Police Cell

Following the expiration of a 72-hour ultimatum given to the embattled Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, commonly called Portable, to turn himself in, the Ogun State police command has arrested the singer for refusing to obey police invitation

The ‘Zazoo’ crooner, while reflecting on his life, said he has learned more in the streets than in the four walls of a classroom. Portable made the remarks on his social media handles on Thursday, amidst his rift with the Nigeria Police.

Recall that the police gave a 72-hour ultimatum to the singer, a request that elapsed today, Friday. The police who condemned the singer’s actions also threatened to prosecute him.

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In the two videos, Portable claimed that an internet fraudster had brought the police to his bar to arrest staff members “for no reason.”

But the police noted that it acted on a petition.

When contacted over the phone on Friday, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed that the singer has been arrested and currently cooling his feet at the state headquarters of the police in Eleweran, Abeokuta.

According to report, the singer will remain in police custody till Monday when he will be charged to court.

Early on Tuesday, two videos of the musician raining curses and rough-handling some men of the Nigeria police surfaced on the internet. Displeased by the conduct of Mr Okikiola toward the officers, the police gave a 72-hour ultimatum to the singer, a request that should elapse today, Friday.

The police who condemned the singer’s actions also threatened to prosecute him.

In the two videos, Portable claimed that an internet fraudster had brought the police to his bar to arrest staff members “for no reason.”

But the police noted that it acted on a petition.

When contacted over the phone on Friday, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed that the singer has been arrested and currently cooling his feet at the state headquarters of the police in Eleweran, Abeokuta.

According report, the singer will remain in police custody till Monday when he will be charged in court.