A Chief Magistrate Court in Ifo, Ogun State, has sentenced Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, to three months in prison for assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.
The sentence follows his conviction on two charges related to an incident on November 18, 2022, in Okeosa, Ilogbo.
Police Prosecutor, Inspector Olumide Awoleke, told the court that Portable attacked an officer, obstructed an arrest, and was involved in the theft of studio equipment. The charge sheet detailed three offences: conspiracy to commit assault, physical attack on an officer, and theft of items including a Yamaha studio monitor and AKG microphone.
“That you, Badmus Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable… did conspire among yourselves to commit felony, to wit: assault…”
Chief Magistrate Babajide Ilo sentenced him to one month in prison with a N10,000 fine option for the first count and two months with a N20,000 fine option for the second