Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, a Nigerian singer, has been summoned by the Ogun State Police Command to report to any of its stations or face arrest.
This follows a viral video showing the artist encouraging a group of young people to beat up and injure a young man.
The command, in response to the video, released a statement through its spokesperson DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, stating that the singer’s refusal to appear at one of its stations will result in an arrest warrant.
The statement partly read, “The attention of Ogun State Police Command has been drawn to a video clip circulating on social media where a popular hip-hop musician, Habeeb Okikiola a.k.a Portable, the Zazu crooner was seen organising some youths to beat up a young man and inflict bodily injury on him.
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“The incident was said to have taken place somewhere within Ogun State about two days ago. Such unruly and violent behaviour is not only barbaric but unbecoming of somebody who is supposed to be a role model for the youths and therefore should not be tolerated.
“In view of this, the Command is using this medium to advise Okikiola Habeeb a.k.a Portable to report himself at the nearest police station in Ogun State, failure of which his arrest will be ordered.
“The flagrant display of impunity by ‘Portable’ in the viral video is condemnable and if not checked, it will send a wrong signal to the youths who are looking up to him as a role model.
“Jungle justice has no place in our laws and whoever embarked on it must be made to feel the weight of the law, no matter the status of such person.”
SOURCE: www.ghnewslive.com
