Portable Speaks Out: Mystery of Spiritual Attack Unfolds in Hiding

Less than 48 hours after the Ogun State Police Command declared controversial singer Habeeb ‘Portable’ Okikiola wanted, he has broken his silence.

DoroTV earlier reported that the 30-year-old singer was declared wanted for allegedly assaulting officials of the Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority (OGPDPA).

According to the police, he ignored multiple invitations after nine of his protégés were arrested and arraigned before an Abeokuta Magistrate Court.

Responding to the declaration in a video posted on his Instagram page on Tuesday, the ‘Spider-Man’ crooner raised the alarm, claiming “he does not want to die the way the government killed his mother.”

Portable added that he was receiving medical care and was psychologically unstable while speaking from hiding, where he has been for the last eleven days.

"I am a child of the government," declared the musician, who was born in Ogun. Yes, I am insane, but I have been getting help. I am a patient at Ogun State Psychiatric Hospital, and I take prescription drugs, so you can verify this. The crazy knows where he's headed, so let him be. Since birth, I have experienced discomfort.

"I don't want to pass away the way my mother was murdered by the government. When Gbenga Daniel was the governor of Ogun State and Olusegun Obasanjo was president, my mother passed away. It took place when the government intended to tear down homes and build roadways.

My mother stood her ground, and as a result, she was attacked. Now, the same thing is happening to me in Sango.”

Additionally, the ‘Zazzu Zeh’ crooner urged Nigerians to intervene in his ongoing dispute with the government.

He insisted that he had never been rude to the government, emphasising that he always held them in high regard.

This newspaper learned that Portable had appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urge Governor Dapo Abiodun to unseal his building and forgive him.

“Nigerians, this is the time I need your support the most. Nigerians, please help me. You are the ones who invite me for shows, and it is from that money that I bought the properties that the state government has now sealed. Why is it that I only face problems in Nigeria? I’m a musician—not a thief, murderer, or fraudster.

“To my fans, I am not a bad person. I have never been rude to the government, but I fear them because, after God, they hold the power. Let me tell the truth—what I am facing is a spiritual attack. Some people are attacking me because I bought their houses and lands, but I have yet to complete the payment, and I have not collected the documents”, he added.

This newspaper reported that the Ogun Police Command had previously declared Portable wanted for various offences, including threat to life and destruction of property.

His most notable case occurred in June 2022 when he was given a 48-hour ultimatum to surrender to the Ogun Police Command for assaulting a disc jockey.

Meanwhile, police spokesperson Omolola Odutola stated that he has now been declared wanted on charges of conspiracy, illegal possession of arms, and attempted murder.

She added that the officers’ bodily injuries and Portable’s refusal to honour police invitations escalated the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further action.