Court grants Portable bail, held in correctional centre to meet bail conditions
The controversial Nigerian Hip-Hop musician, Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable who was arraigned on Monday for assault before a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ifo of Ogun state, was granted bail.
Penpushing reports that Portable landed in trouble water when he allegedly assaulted a police Inspector and inflict physical injury on him, and equally resisted arrest after serving him with Police Invitation Letter
The youthful singer was in same manner alleged to have organized in beating up of a man, Osimusi Emmanuel who wrote a petition to the police, alleging him (Portable) of attack and attempt to kill him, as well as destroying his studio
Penpushing further reports that the musician was subsequently arrested by the police last Friday at the Magistrate court but pleaded not guilty to charges preferred against, while he had earler during interrogation at the Eleweran Police Headquarters in Abeokuta, claimed he never knew those who came to his place to arrest him were policemen
“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’, the charge reads.
“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’ ’the charge added
Penpushing also reports that delivering his ruling on application for bail made by Adodo Destiny,Portable’s counsel, Magistrate A.S Shoneye said the offences were bailable and granted him bail with 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 centre, pending the time his bail requirements were met, and thereafter adjourned the case till April 26 for the commencement of trial.
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