Nigerian musician Habeeb Olalomi Okikiola, better known by his stage name Portable has been sentenced to three months in prison he was sentenced by Magistrate Babajide Ilo of Ogun State.
The singer was charged with three counts of violence and musical instrument theft in April 2023 and was hauled before the Magistrates’ Court in Ifo as outlined in his charge sheet No. MIF/192C/2023.
After that, the singer was given N300,000 bail with two sureties from his close relatives. He was reportedly remanded after appearing in court last Thursday for not showing up for earlier hearings despite many adjournments.
Inspector Olumide Awoleke, the police prosecutor, had previously told the court that Habeeb Okikiola, the defendant, had committed the crime in Okeosa, Ilogbo, on November 18, 2022, at around 11 a.m.
Chief Magistrate Ilo, who ruled that Portable was guilty of counts 1 and 2, sentenced the defendant to one month’s imprisonment with an option of a N10,000 fine for Count 1 and two months’ imprisonment with an option of a N20,000 fine for Count 2.
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