The Ogun State Police Command on Thursday disclosed that the Zazu crooner, Habib Okikiola, popularly as Portable, had reported himself at the Command’s headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta.
Recall that the Police ordered Okikiola to report himself at the nearest Police Station following a viral video where he allegedly asked some group of boys to beat up a man identified as DJ Chicken.
The Command in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, hinted that Portable reported himself on Wednesday at about 5.00 pm with his father and manager.
Oyeyemi, a Deputy Superintendent of Police said he was interrogated by operatives at the Public Complaint Bureau Office on the instruction of the State Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole.
“The Ogun State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that the hip-hop artist, Habib Okikiola a.k.a portable who was requested to report himself at the nearest police station over a viral video where he was seen ordering a group of boys to beat up one boy simply identified as D.J Chicken has reported at the command’s headquarters Eleweran on Wednesday 29th of June 2022.
“The artist reported at eleweran at about 5 pm with his father and manager. He was immediately ordered to be taken to the public complain bureau office by the commissioner of police, CP Lanre Bankole, where he was interrogated about his role in the assault melted to the boy in the video.
“However, since the offence committed is a bailable one, and coupled with the strike action embarked upon by the civil servants in the state which also affected our courts, the suspect was released to a reliable surety who promised to produce him anytime he is needed.
“Meanwhile, the assaulted victim has also been invited to come and state his own side of the story to enable the command complete her investigation on time.”