On Monday, the Ogun State Police Command ordered famous hip-hop singer Habeeb Okikiola, better known by his stage name Portable, to surrender to the nearest police station.
This was in relation to a video clip circulating on social media in which he was accused of organizing a group of adolescents to assault a young guy.
The Zazu crooner was seen inciting other teenagers to beat up a man in a video viewed by our journalist.
The man was also accused of texting his wife, according to Portable.
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According to a statement released by the command’s Spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the event occurred two days ago somewhere in the state.
The victim suffered bodily harm as a result of the beating, according to Oyeyemi.
The Police Public Relations Officer described the act as barbaric, unruly, and unbecoming of the singer, who was supposed to be a role model for the youths.
The statement partly read, “The attention of Ogun State Police Command has been drawn to a video clip circulating on social media where a popular hip-hop musician, Habeeb Okikiola a.k.a Portable, the Zazu crooner was seen organising some youths to beat up a young man and inflict bodily injury on him.
“The incident was said to have taken place somewhere within Ogun State about two days ago. Such unruly and violent behaviour is not only barbaric but unbecoming of somebody who is supposed to be a role model for the youths and therefore should not be tolerated.
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“In view of this, the Command is using this medium to advise Okikiola Habeeb a.k.a Portable to report himself at the nearest police station in Ogun State, failure of which his arrest will be ordered.
“The flagrant display of impunity by ‘Portable’ in the viral video is condemnable and if not checked, it will send a wrong signal to the youths who are looking up to him as a role model.
“Jungle justice has no place in our laws and whoever embarked on it must be made to feel the weight of the law, no matter the status of such person.”
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