Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, a well-known street hip-hop musician has resisted arrest by the police in Ogun State.
The musician, who described himself as "a federal Government liability," is seen complaining in Yoruba in a now-viral video that Yahoo boys sent the police to arrest him.
He claimed that the arrest was unjustified and claimed that he obtains his money legally.
He said, "Police is our friend but these ones here are not our friends. Yahoo boy said they should come and arrest me, If you want to invite me to your station, you will invite me with money. Are the police and Yahoo boys now working together? I spend legitimate money and I don’t do Yahoo."
The singer added, "Am I a Yahoo boy? Why did you come to my office to arrest people? What did I do? You came to my bar and everyone is running. Call me and I will come to your offices or my manager will come. I’m a superstar, I’m a celebrity. Show me your ID card. You’re talking to federal government liability. I work for the government, I work for APC. I work for Tinubu. We’re the ones controlling Nigeria now. I won’t take this.”
In another video, a police officer tried to calm the 'Zazu' crooner while telling him that a complaint was filed against him. “There’s a complaint against you, there’s a petition against you. How can we scatter your bar? Are you above the law? You can’t give us orders,” the policeman said.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state police's spokesperson, reportedly said that Portable had been urged five times to report himself to the police but would not do so.
Abimbola claimed that the invitation was a result of a bad reports about him.
