The bail conditions given to Singer Portable includes; two sureties with the sum of N1million each, one of whom must be either the Chairman or Secretary of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), while the other must own a landed property in a Government Reserved Area (GRA) with a valid Certificate of Occupancy (C of O).
Although, Singer Portable has been moved to the Oke-Kura custodial centre in the presence of two of his wives pending the perfection of his bail conditions, ROYAL NEWS has gathered.
First Information Report (FIR) 117(1) CPC, was initiated by the State Intelligence Department (SID) of the Nigeria Police, following a petition by fellow artist Okunola Saheed, popularly known as Osupa, dated March 21, 2025.
The Police Officer, ASP Adeniyi James, who investigated Portable said, “the charges were filed based on direct instructions from police authorities and was arraigned under multiple legal provisions including; Section 392 (Criminal Defamation), Section 114 (Inciting Disturbance), Section 397 (Criminal Intimidation) of the Penal Code,
Sections 24(1)(b) and 24(2)(c) of the Cybercrimes Act, 2015, Sections 10 and 13 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law, 2020.
“Portable confessed to the allegations during interrogation at the SID in Ilorin.”
Recalled that the Public Relations Officer of the Kwara State Police Command, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, on Sunday night said The petition alleged that Portable, during a live Instagram broadcast on March 19, 2025, made defamatory remarks against Osupa, accusing him of jealousy and attempts to sabotage his career.
In the viral video, Portable was quoted saying: “This man dey try bring down my shine! He be like person wey dey chop snail with shell—him no get sense. Osupa na tortoise. When Apple Music and Spotify wan drop money for me, na him remove my song from platform make I no see money.”
Osupa described the statements as damaging, inciting, and an attack on his reputation, further claiming that the content had caused public tension and unrest.
The case was adjourned to 30th April 2025 while the trial judge, Sunday Adeniyi, urged both parties to remain civil as the legal process
