Portable checks into Mental home after being declared wanted
Controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has declared that he is a “madman” receiving treatment at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta.
Portable made this revelation on Tuesday while addressing Nigerians and the Ogun State government after the state police command declared him wanted.
The “Zazoo Zeh” crooner was reportedly involved in an altercation with three officials from the Ogun State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Ota Zonal Office—TPL Onabanjo Abidemi, TPL Raymond Lateef, and TPL Ridwan Oyero Akinlesi—who were carrying out an enforcement exercise in Oke-Osa, Tigbo Ilu Ota, Ogun State.
According to reports, the officials had encountered an elderly man, later identified as Portable’s father, at Odogwu Bar in the area. After introducing themselves and requesting the approved building plan, the father informed them that his son was unavailable.
However, moments later, Portable allegedly stormed the scene with a gang of nine thugs, armed with a firearm and other weapons, launching a violent attack on the unarmed officials.
The police, in a statement, said, “The enforcement officers sustained various bodily injuries but managed to escape and reported the incident to the Ota Area Command, which subsequently escalated the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further action.
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“Nine accomplices were arrested, but Portable fled the scene and has since gone into hiding.”
Responding to the police declaration, Portable, in a series of Instagram rants on Tuesday, alleged that he was being targeted because he was wearing a vest featuring the image of Senator Adeola Solomon, popularly known as Yayi.
He also reiterated that he has a mental health condition and is undergoing treatment at Aro Psychiatric Hospital.
“I fear government. I am a federal government liability. Then I’m a madman; I have medications that I usually take. You can confirm from Aro Hospital. I have a card that certifies me as one of their patients,” he stated.
The singer also emphasised his generosity, saying, “I am from Abeokuta and they are taking care of me there. I am not a thief; I help people around me without even looking at their background.”
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