A Magistrate Court sitting in the Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State has sentenced controversial hip-hop artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, to three months imprisonment for assault, with an option of a N30,000 fine.

The judgment was delivered on Tuesday April 30, by Babjide Ilo, a chief magistrate Babajide Ilo, who found the singer guilty on two counts of conspiracy to assault and unlawful assault.

Both stemmed from an incident which occurred on November 18, 2022, in the Okeosa, Ilogbo area of the Ifo Magisterial District.

The ICIR reported in April 2023 that Portable was initially arraigned on a three-count charge under charge sheet No. MIF/192C/2023 and granted bail in the sum of N300,000.

However, after failing to appear in court for subsequent hearings, he was remanded in custody before returning to court for sentencing.

According to police prosecutor, Olumide Awoleke, an inspector, Portable and others now at large conspired to assault one Osimosu Emmanuel Oluwafemi. The singer also faced a separate count of theft involving musical equipment, although he was not convicted on that charge.

The court sentenced Portable to one month’s imprisonment with an option of a N10,000 fine on the conspiracy charge and two months’ imprisonment with an option of a N20,000 fine on the assault charge.

The ICIR reports that Portable has been involved in controversial issues recently, some of which have landed him in police net or caused him to be remanded.