On Tuesday, the Ogun State police command confirmed plans to arrest popular, controversial musician Habeeb Okikiola, a.k.a Portable, using little force.
In a viral video on social media earlier on Tuesday, Portable fought arrest by several police officers who invaded his business in Ogun State, asking them to explain why he was arrested.
Portable may be seen on the video accusing the cops of illegal detention.
”Show me your arrest warrant. Why did you come to my office to arrest people? You came and everyone was running. A yahoo boy sent police to arrest me just because I advised him to stop doing yahoo and vent into music.
”Are the police and Yahoo boys now working together? I don’t do Yahoo. I’m a musician. If you want to invite me to your station, you will invite me with money,” he said.
Confirming the incident, the state police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, explained that the singer had refused to honour the police invitation on five occasions.
“We have also sent an invitation to him through his father twice for questioning after a report was lodged against him. The police approached a court to get an arrest warrant for him following his refusal to honour the invitation. On sighting the police, Portable stripped himself naked so as to create a scene.
“Portable is not bigger than the law. We are going to use minimum force to arrest him,” he stated.
