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Singer Portable turns himself in to police after claiming he is mentally unstable
Nigerian streethop singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known in music circles as Portable, has reportedly turned himself in to the police after claiming that he is mentally unstable.
Recall that the Ogun State Police Command officially declared Portable wanted for an alleged attack on officials from the Ogun State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development while carrying out their lawful duties.
The wanted circular was issued on Monday by Omolola Odutola, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), who claimed that Portable had led thugs to violently attack three government officials on February 5.
READ ALSO: POLICE TO PORTABLE: Submit yourself, everybody knows you are a wanted person
Odutola claimed that the musician and his associates attacked the officials, TPL Onabanjo Abidemi, TPL Raymond Lateef, and TPL Ridwan Oyero Akinlesi, while they were conducting an enforcement exercise at his bar in Oke-Osa, Tigbo Ilu Ota, Sango Ota, when they came across an elderly man who was later identified as Portable’s father.
According to the police spokesperson’s statement, Portable has been evading arrest since the incident, even after being invited several times to appear before the police.
However, fresh reports suggest that Portable turned himself in this morning, February 19, at the SCID in Panti, Yaba, and is currently being transported to Ogun State, where he will be handed over to officials of the Ogun State Police Command.
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