Nigeria’s fast-rising singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly called Portable, has reacted to the news that his aide crushed an Okada rider to death in Ogun.
Portable, while speaking in an interview with Goldmynetv, revealed he is innocent and he has no hand in what happened to the victim.
According to him, he heard the news that his aide crashed his Range Rover on social media like everyone else.
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Portable stated that immediately he heard the news, he and his team rushed to see the victim in the hospital.
Portable admitted he is relieved that he is not the one who hit the victim, but the victim’s family is compensated for their loss.
“It was a lie. I didn’t kill him (the Okada rider). I was at my child’s naming when the incident happened.
“Though it’s painful but I still went to the hospital the victim was admitted to try and help him but unfortunately he died. Thank God. May his soul rest in peace,” Portable was quoted to have said in Nigerian parlance.
The incident is coming less than 24 hours after the controversial singer was summoned by the police for alleged assault.
Ogun Police Command had on Monday ordered Portable to immediately report himself at the nearest police post or be arrested.
This followed a case of an alleged assault on his former Disc Jockey, simply identified as DJ Chicken.
The controversial singer and a group of boys were seen assaulting the DJ in a video posted on social media.
In the viral clip, Portable, who spoke in Yoruba, ordered his “boys” to beat up the DJ for allegedly sending a message to his wife.
In a swift reaction, the Police Spokesman of the command, Abimbola Oyeyemi ordered the ‘Zazu’ crooner to report himself to a nearest police station in the state or risk being arrested.