A FEDERAL High Court in Ogun State has granted singer Habeeb Okikiola (Portable) bail in the sum of N 300,000.
The ICIR had reported how Portable resisted arrest and hurled insults on the men of the Nigeria Police Force.
The incident led to the Police vowing to arrest and prosecute the musician.
Portable was subsequently arrested on Friday, March 31, by the Ogun State Police Command.
The Police, however, charged him to court today, Monday, April 3.
The charges against portable read, “That you, Badmus Habeebat Okikiola, M, A.KA Portable, and others now at large on the 28th day of March, 2023 at 11am at Odogwu Bar, Oke-Osa, Ilogbo, Ifo in the Ifo Magisterial District did willfully cause or inflict physical injury on one Inspector Hammed Moshood ‘m’ with your elbow on his nose which caused blood to gush out from his nose and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 4 (1) of the Violence against persons & Prohibition Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2017.
“That you, Badmus Okikiola A.KA Portable on the same date, time and place in the aforementioned Magisterial District did resist to be arrested by Inspector Hammed Moshood ‘m’, ASP Gregory Iyoha ‘m’, ASP Kunle Badmus ‘m’ after serving you with Police Invitation Letter on the 20 day of January, 2023 for the offences you committed when they were about to discharge their duty with warrant of arrest on you thereby committed an offence and punishable under Section 197 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2006.”
The singer’s counsel Adodo Destiny prayed the court to grant the defendant bail.
Delivering his ruling on the prayer, Magistrate A.S Shoneye explained that the offences were bailable.
She, therefore, granted Portable bail with bail bond of N300,000 and two sureties who must reside within the jurisdiction of theke court.
Shoneye instructed that the defendant be transferred to the Ilaro correctional centre, pending the time his bail requirements were met.
The court adjourned the case till April 26 for the commencement of trial.
Usman Mustapha is a solution journalist with International Centre for Investigative Reporting. You can easily reach him via: umustapha@icirnigeria.com. He tweets @UsmanMustapha_M