Musician Habeeb Okikiola commonly known as Portable has been freed from jail, where he was previously held awaiting the completion of his bail terms.
It was added that Portable who was suspected of resisting arrest and hurting a police officer arrived in police custody on Friday, March 31, and was later arraigned in court on Monday.
A High Court in Ifo, Ogun State, however, granted the singer bail.
Portable was given bail in the amount of N300,000 and to provide with two sureties with landed properties within the court’s proximity.
The court nonetheless directed that the defendant be moved to the Ilaro Correctional Facility, awaiting the time his bail terms were satisfied.
Portable’s attorney, Adodo Destiny, verified his release to our reporter.
“Yes, he’s home now. In reality, I am still at his home with my lawyers,” Adodo said in a text provided to our reporter.
Charges against Portable
He had pleaded not guilty to the accusations presented against him before the court.
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 11 am 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 days of January 2023 for the offences you committed when they were about to discharge their duty with a 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 case was deferred to April 26 for the opening of the trial.
