A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ifo local government area of Ogun State, has sentenced street-hop artist, Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable to three months’ imprisonment or a 30,000 naira option of fine.
Portable was found guilty of assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.
The musician was arrested in March 2023 after physically attacking a police inspector and obstructing officers who were attempting to serve him an arrest warrant.
The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Olumide Awoleke, had earlier informed the court that Habeeb Okikiola committed the offense on 18 November 2022 at approximately 11:00 am in Okeosa, Ilogbo, within the Ifo Magisterial District.
In his ruling, Chief Magistrate Babajide Ilo ruled that the singer was guilty of Counts 1 and 2,and sentenced the defendant to one month’s imprisonment with an option of a N10,000 fine for Count 1 and two months’ imprisonment with an option of a N20,000 fine for Count 2.
