An Ogun State Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Ifo Local
Government Area, has sentenced controversial street-hop artist Habeeb Okikiola,
popularly known as Portable, to three months in prison, with an option of a
N30,000 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.
The charge sheet reads: “That you, Badmus Habeeb Okikiola,
aka Portable, and others now at large, on the 18th day of November 2022 at
11:00 hrs, in Okeosa, Ilogbo, within the Ifo Magisterial District, did conspire
among yourselves to commit felony, to wit: assault, and thereby committed an
offense contrary to and punishable under Section 517 of the Criminal Code Laws
of Ogun State 2006.
“That you, Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, on the same date, time,
and place in the aforementioned district, did unlawfully assault one Osimosu
Emmanuel Oluwafemi (male) by beating him all over his body, thereby committing
an offense contrary to and punishable under Section 351 of the Criminal Code
Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria 2006.
“That you, Badmus Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, on various
occasions in the year 2022, at Okeosa, Ilogbo, within the Ifo Magisterial
District, did steal some musical equipment, including a Yamaha H55 studio
monitor, a complete Studio 2 interface connection cable, and an AKG P420
condenser, thereby committing an offense contrary to Sections 384 and 383 and
punishable under Section 390 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State, Nigeria,
2006.”
In his judgment, Chief Magistrate Babajide Ilo ruled that
the singer was guilty of Counts 1 and 2. He 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.
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