Popular Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, well known as Portable, has been detained in police custody after failing to meet the bail conditions for his release. told Trust Africa News
The operatives of the Lagos State Police Command arrested Portable on Tuesday, May 14, for alleged failure to pay the balance of his G-Wagon vehicle.
The command’s spokesperson Benjamin Hudenyin, in an update on Wednesday, said the singer would remain in detention until he was able to produce a reliable surety for him to be granted bail.
“He has presented no reliable surety yet; so he (Portable) is still with us,” Hundeyin said.
The police spokesperson had disclosed that the command received a petition against the musician for failure to pay the monetary balance of the vehicle he purchased from a car dealer.
“He bought G-Wagon for N27 million, paid N13 million and refused to pay the rest, claiming the vehicle was bad. We arrested him today (Tuesday),” Hundeyin had said.
