Lagos police confirm singer Portable’s arrest, say he refused to pay G-Wagon balance

The Lagos State Police Command, on Tuesday, arrested popular and controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, for refusing to pay the debt he incurred when he purchased a G-Wagon from a car dealer in the state.

In a video trending online, Portable was seen at first scaling fence to evade arrest by the police after he was shown a document presumed to be the arrest warrant.

According to reports, Portable, during the purchase of the vehicle worth N27m, paid only N13m and had refused to pay the N14m balance.

It was learnt that whenever the car dealer contacted him to pay the balance, he usually claimed that the vehicle was bad.

When efforts to get Portable to pay the balance proved abortive, the car dealer reported the matter to the police and policemen detailed to investigate the case arrested Portable.

Why Portable was arrested — Lagos PPRO

Confirming the arrest, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, “Yes, Portable has been arrested. He bought G-Wagon for N27m, paid N13m and refused to pay the rest, claiming the vehicle was bad. We arrested him today.”