Portable Resists Arrest As Ogun State Police Storm His Bar 

According to him, the arrest was unjustified, as he makes his money legally.

By Omotayo Olutekunbi

Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, a popular street rapper in Ogun State, has defied arrest by police.

In a now-viral video, the musician, who referred to himself as a “federal Government responsibility,” can be seen bemoaning in Yoruba that Yahoo lads had dispatched the police to arrest him.

According to him, the arrest was unjustified, as he gets his money legally.

He said in parts, “Police is our friend but these ones here are not our friends. Yahoo boy said they should come and arrest me, If you want to invite me to your station, you will invite me with money. Are the police and Yahoo boys now working together? I spend legitimate money and I don’t do Yahoo.”

The singer added, “Am I a Yahoo boy? Why did you come to my office to arrest people? What did I do? You came to my bar and everyone is running. Call me and I will come to your offices or my manager will come. I’m a superstar, I’m a celebrity. Show me your ID card. You’re talking to federal government liability. I work for the government, I work for APC. I work for Tinubu. We’re the ones controlling Nigeria now. I won’t take this.”

In another video, a police officer tried to calm the ‘Zazu’ crooner while telling him that a complaint was filed against him. “There’s a complaint against you, there’s a petition against you. How can we scatter your bar? Are you above the law? You can’t give us orders,” the policeman said.

Abimbola Oyeyemi, a spokeswoman for the state police, allegedly told the BBC that Portable was ordered five times to submit himself to the police but refused. According to The Cable’s report on the arrest.

The invitation, according to Abimbola, was the outcome of a bad report about him.