Portable has pleaded with the authorities to release his associates who were arrested for allegedly assaulting officers of the Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority (OGPDPA).
The incident occurred when the OGPDPA officials visited Portable’s
Odogwu bar and restaurant to seal the property due to a lack of approved
permits and insufficient air space.
Portable had claimed that the officials stormed his bar,
arrested over 20 people, including artistes and customers, and seized vehicles,
gadgets, and personal belongings.
However, Olatunji Odunlami, the commissioner for physical
planning, dismissed Portable’s claims as “spurious and blatant falsehood”.
Nine people were arraigned on a five-count charge, including
armed violence, felony, obstruction, assault, and intent to kill.
They were granted bail of N5 million each with sureties who
are licensed bond agents registered with the state government.
The case was adjourned until March 17 for further hearing.
In an Instagram post on Saturday, Portable appealed to the
Ogun state government to release his associates, arguing that they are his
apprentices learning trades.
He denied the accusations of assault, calling them “lies,”
and challenged the Ogun officers to provide video evidence of the alleged
assault.
Portable, who appeared to be speaking from hiding, said he
is being “targeted and set-up by some certain individuals”.
The ‘Zazoo Zeh’ hitmaker’s plea was accompanied by a
desperate warning, saying he was contemplating taking his own life due to the
overwhelming stress and frustration caused by the situation.
“I am from an humble background. I am not fighting with
anybody till you set me up. Although you get money by looking for trouble but I
did not fight no one,” he said in a mixture of pidgin English and Yoruba.
“They came to the house I am just building and you took my
boys. There kids I am taking care of. We have apprentices among them learning
different trades.
“They lied against us. My glory will kill my enemy. The
house they sealed was the land from which I exhumed my mother’s corpse who died
when I was 13 years old. I later built a mansion on the land. The issue of
canceling my house is a different case entirely.
“They should provide evidence of where I was assaulting the
officers. Those children cannot harm anyone. They are learning trades. I am
helping those children. Did they find Indian hemp with me?
“I am begging you in God’s name. Help me release those boys.
I am already in deep thought. I must not commit suicide. I did not do anything.
You cannot kill me.”
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