A High Court sitting in Ifo, Ogun State, on Monday, granted singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, bail.
But the Magistrate also ruled that he should be transferred to the Ilaro Correctional Centre pending when he’ll meet his bail requirements.
Last Friday, Portable was arrested by the police following an altercation with some policemen at his bar, where one of them was allegedly injured.
Portable was subsequently arraigned in court on Monday.
Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, had at the weekend disclosed that the controversial singer would face more than six charges in court.
The court however granted Portable bail in the sum of N300,000. He is also to provide two sureties with landed properties within the vicinity of the court.
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 contrary to and punishable under Section 197 of the Criminal Code Laws of Ogun State of Nigeria, 2006.
The musician’s lawyer, Adodo Destiny, had prayed the court to grant the defendant bail.
Magistrate A.S Shoneye, in his ruling on the application for bail made by Portable’s lawyer, said the offences were bailable and granted him bail with bail bond of N300,000 and two sureties who must reside within the jurisdiction of the honorable court.
But the Magistrate also ruled that the defendant be transferred to the Ilaro correctional centre, pending the time his bail requirements would be met.
The case was adjourned till April 26 for the commencement of trial.
Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, while parading Portable before journalists at the command’s headquarters in Eleweran, Abeokuta on Friday, had said the singer was arrested for allegedly assaulting one Osimusi Emmanuel.
The PPRO had added that Portable also attacked and assaulted police officers who came to his bar to effect his arrest.