Controversial Habeeb Okikiola, better known by his stage name Portable, is a Nigerian singer who recently had the police detain him. He has spoken out about his interactions with an alleged internet fraudster.
Remember how the "Zazoo" singer gained attention after being shown in a popular video criticising the police officers who invaded his bar in Ogun State's Sanga Ota neighbourhood to arrest him?
The singer resisted being taken into custody, claiming to be a superstar and a member of the ruling party. So, he was given a 72-hour deadline by the Ogun State Police Command on Wednesday to report himself to the closest police station by Friday, failing which he would be arrested.
However, Portable argued in a new video posted on his Tiktok profile that what happened between him and the complainant was none of the police's business.
The petitioner, he said, was his trainee who was engaging in computer fraud against his advise.
He said that after being fired for refusing to change his behaviour, he penalised the former employee.
According to Portable, the former coworker reported him for assault after he only corrected him and proceeded to the police station.
That boy wey I beat, he's my boy, the singer remarked in a mixture of Pidgin English and Yoruba. To him, I am his employer. How did Oga confront the apprentice? That person did not mean to order the police to arrest you.
Speaking in a mix of Pidgin English and Yoruba, the singer said, “That boy wey I beat, he’s my boy. I’m a boss to him. Oga go beat apprentice na? That one no mean say make Police come say make dem come arrest you.
This boy is my boy. He’s into Yahoo [Internet fraud]. I advised him to quit but he still dey do the scam dey go. Then I pursued him. I beat him. I flogged him. Now you want to arrest me because of I flogged him? He come to write a petition about me, about a celebrity superstar. He’s a Yahoo boy. Yahoo boy came to lay a complaint. He write petition about superstar celebrity. My work is legit. I do music for a living. I no fear anybody, na only God I fear,” he added.