By Christian George
The controversial Nigerian artist, Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable said police are hunting him because he corrected his apprentice with floggings.
Portable said he beat his boy who brought police to arrest him because his apprentice was allegedly involved in illegal business.
Portable explained what transpired in a new video shared on his Tiktok page.
According to Punch, he maintained that the alleged fraudster he beat was his apprentice and that it was a personal matter that should not have involved the police.
Speaking in a mix of Pidgin English and Yoruba, the singer said, “That boy wey I beat, he’s my boy. I’m a boss to him. Oga go beat apprentice na? That one no mean say make police come say make dem come to arrest you.
“This boy is my boy. He’s into Yahoo [Internet fraud]. I advised him to quit but he still dey do the scam dey go. Then I pursued him. I beat him. I flogged him. Now you want to arrest me because I flogged him? He comes to write a petition about me, about a celebrity superstar.
“He’s a Yahoo boy. Yahoo boy came to lay a complaint. He writes a petition about superstar celebrities. My work is legit. I do music for a living. I no fear anybody, na only God I fear,” he added.
