BREAKING: Singer Portable surrenders to Police after days in hiding

Popular Nigerian musician Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, widely known as Portable, has finally turned himself in to the police after days of evasion.  

The singer, who had earlier made multiple excuses, including claiming he was a “madman” officially surrendered to the Lagos State Criminal Investigations Department (SCID), Yaba, on Wednesday morning.

Confirming the development, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated that the Ogun State Police Command had been notified to take custody of Portable.

Portable was declared wanted for allegedly attacking Ogun State government officials who were on duty to mark illegal structures in his area.

Following the incident, the singer went into hiding, later posting a video pleading for help, insisting that he was not a criminal but an artist making a living through music.

The street-hop singer-songwriter, dancer, and the CEO of Zeh Nation in a 30 seconds video on his X handle said: “I’m not a thief, I don’t make trouble, people look for my trouble.

“Please, Nigerians, this is the moment when I need every one of you to help me. I am not a troublemaker; I don’t cause trouble, it’s people that look for my trouble. If I have done anything wrong to any of you, please forgive me”-Portable begs as Police declares him wanted for allegedly assaulting Ogun govt officials

On February 5, 2025, the Ogun State planning and development permit authority were conducting a routine inspection, checking for illegal structures.

Portable who was on the opposite side of the road, started taunting the officials, saying he’s the town planner of Sango, his boys too joined in provoking the officials.

The next day, they returned to continue their inspection.

Unfortunately, his hotel was marked as an illegal structure as the officials said the uncompleted building had no permit.

The officials got there, met his father, explained to him how they could go about getting the legal documentations.

As they were marking the property, Portable and his boys arrived in bikes, blocked the officers and started beating them.

Some managed to escape, Portable ordered his boys to chase them, block them and beat them.

The officers managed to run to a fuel station where people had to barricade them from Portable and his boys, as they called the office for back up. Before they safely exited the area, after armed police men came to their rescue.

The incident happened in Oke-Osa, Tigbo Ilu, Sango-Ota in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area.

The police later went back and arrested nine suspects involved in the incident, some fled, including Portable.

The nine people arrested have since been arraigned before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court, on charges of felony, assault, obstruction, armed violence with cutlasses and guns, conduct likely to cause a breach of peace, and intent to kill.

They were slammed a bail of N5 million each, with sureties who are licensed bond agents registered with the Ogun State government, which meant none had been bailed and they will be held in detention. The case was adjourned till March 17.