The popular Afrobeat singer, Habeeb Okikiola Portable has been granted bail by the Lagos State Police Command.
Portable, who was arrested on Tuesday at Abule Egba area of Lagos over a debt of N14m, was granted bail after spending a night in a police cell.
The Afrobeat singer was arrested following his alleged refusal to pay the balance of a G-Wagon vehicle he purchased from a car dealer.
The ‘Zazoo Zeh’ crooner was reported to have bought the vehicle worth N27 million but paid only N13 million, with N14 million balance.
In a viral video, Portable was seen to have scaled a gate after policemen approached him with an arrest warrant to follow them. Another viral video, however, showed him being dragged, handcuffed and wheelbarrowed by about four policemen into a waiting vehicle.
In the ensuing melee, the voice of a lady, who identified herself as the car dealer, was heard in the background, spewing expletives and telling how Portable threatened her when she demanded that he discharge the debt.
Police spokesman in the state, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed that the singer was granted bail on Wednesday after passing Tuesday night in police custody.
He said the singer and the car dealer are expected to return on a later date.
“He (Portable) has been released; he was granted bail on Wednesday to come back with the complainant later, the outcome of that meeting will determine our next line of action,” he said.
