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Two arrested for impersonating NDLEA personnel in Adamawa

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The police in Adamawa state have arrested two men for impersonating operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA at Balkari Village, Hong local government area.

A statement released by the police command spokesperson, SP Suleiman Nguroje, said the suspects identified as Abdulrazaq Bindow, 29, and a resident of Maiha and Ismaila Alim, 27, a resident of Maiha, were said to have in the early hours of March 2, armed themselves with guns and invaded the village, wearing NDLEA jackets making the villagers believe them as Personnel of the law enforcement Agency and then went on to apprehend and handcuff one Amos Daniel.

Preliminary investigation so far reveals that the suspects are members of Hunters Association Adamawa state Chapter.

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50-year-old Oyo man arraigned in court for allegedly defiling his seven-year-old daughter in Oyo

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The police in Oyo state have arraigned a 50-year-old man identified as Gboyega Lasisi, before an Oyo State Family Court 2, sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, the state capital for allegedly having canal knowledge of his seven-year-old daughter.

The state police command charged Lasisi with a count charge of defilement.

During his arraignment, the prosecution counsel, Inspector Folake Ewe, told the court that the defendant on March 22, had unlawful sexual intercourse with his seven-year-old daughter.

The police prosecutor said the offense was committed in the Aro area, Ilora, in the Afijio Local Government area of the state.

According to her, the offence contravenes Section 34 of the Oyo State Child Rights Law, 2006. The Magistrate, Mrs P.O. Adetuyibi, who did not take the defendant’s plea due to want of jurisdiction, ordered that he be remanded in Abolongo Correctional Facility in Oyo town.

Adetuyibi said the defendant would remain in the correction facility pending legal advice from the state Directorate of Public Prosecution.

She, thereafter, adjourned the matter till July 6 for mention.

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Gunmen storm Osun ruler’s palace, kidnap wives, ruler and others die chasing attackers

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The police command in Osun has confirmed the kidnap of two wives of a ruler, Oba Ogboni Agbaye and Awise Iwase of Yorubaland, Oba Adetoyese Olakisan, at Imesi-Ile in the Obokun council area of Osun.

Gunmen invaded Mr Olakisan’s residence on Sunday and whisked the women away.

The police said the ruler got into a vehicle to search for his wives, but the vehicle veered off the road and rammed into a tree.

“The Ogboni Agbaye and the policeman in charge of Oke-Imesi, were in the vehicle with another woman when they had the lone accident. They were rushed to the hospital, where they all died later,” stated the police.

“Police operatives are, however, still inside the forest to rescue the kidnapped women.”

The police also confirmed the release of a trader kidnapped by gunmen on Ikirun-Osogbo Road on Friday.

Police spokesperson in the state, SP Yemisi Opalola, told journalists that the kidnappers abandoned their female victim in the bush with the security operatives on their trail.

The police said the victim was going to Ile-Ife from Ilorin when the kidnappers ambushed the vehicle in which she was travelling and that the driver of the vehicle, who managed to escape, alerted the police in Iragbiji town.

Following the report, operatives, with the assistance of local hunters, “swung into action, combed the bushes around the scene and rescued the victim.”

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Police arrest 5 officers for killing man in Jos

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The Plateau state police command has arrested five of its personnel attached to its C Division for allegedly shooting a 17-year-old boy, Ibuchim Ofezie, in Jos.

DSP Alfred Alabo, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Jos.In a bid to enforce the ban on operation of commercial motorcycle in the state, the personnel visited the Terminus market and started chasing those illegally operating.

In the process, they started shooting the illegal operators and a stray bullet hit Ofezie, who was sitting in his shop at the market.

He said that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Bartholomew Onyeka, who condemned the incident, said that the affected personnel would be sanctioned after proper investigation.

“The command condemned the killing of one Mr Ibuchim Ofezie, a resident of Agingi Community of Bassa Local Government Area, by some obdurate police patrol operatives attached to our “C” Division.

The Police Commissioner, who described the incident as a paradox, asserted that police officers are empowered by law to bear firearms to protect the lives of the citizenry and not to take lives with them.

“In order to ensure that the erring patrol team does not evade justice, the commissioner has immediately ordered their arrest.

“The five personnel in the patrol team have been arrested and are currently being investigated at our Homicide Section of the Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the command,” he said.

Mr Alabo said that the commissioner assured the family and friends of the deceased and indeed Plateau residents in general that the suspects would be thoroughly investigated and justice would be served.

The PPRO promised that the outcome of the investigation would be made public.

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50-year-old father defiles seven-year-old daughter in Oyo

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The Oyo State Family Court 2 sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Monday, ordered the remand of a 50-year-old man, Gboyega Lasisi, for allegedly having carnal knowledge of his seven-year-old daughter.

The magistrate, P.O. Adetuyibi, who did not take the defendant’s plea due to want of jurisdiction, ordered his remand in the Abolongo correctional facility in Oyo town.

Mr Adetuyibi said the defendant would remain in the correction facility, pending legal advice from the state Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).

He, thereafter, adjourned the matter until July 6 for mention.

The police charged Mr Lasisi with a count charge of defilement.The prosecution counsel, Folake Ewe, told the court that the defendant, on March 22, had sexual intercourse with his seven-year-old daughter.

Ms Ewe said the offence was committed in the Aro area, Ilora, in Afijio Local Government Area.

According to her, the offence contravenes section 34 of Oyo State Child Rights Law, 2006.

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Civil Defence nabs fake soldier for fraud in Ilorin

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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara Command, has apprehended a 42-year-old man, Abdulsalam Ajibola, for allegedly impersonating a soldier to defraud some members of the public of sums of money.

This is contained in a statement by the command’s public relation officer, Olasunkanmi Ayeni, made available to journalists in Ilorin on Monday.

Mr Ayeni stated that the tracking unit of the command acting on information traced the suspect to Oke-Onigbin, Isin Local Government Area of Kwara, where he was arrested on March 24.

“Ajibola was alleged to have impersonated a soldier to defraud one Abdullahi Saheed to the sum of N700,000 and Ropo Gabriel to the tune of N96,000.

“He promised to help them get admission into the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna,” Mr Ayeni stated.

The command’s spokesman said the suspect also allegedly deceived one Prophet Samuel Olugbemiga to convert his Toyota Picnic car for commercial transportation on the pretext of assisting the latter to drive it.

Mr Ayeni said that after getting possession of the car, Ajibola later absconded with it.

The NSCDC official, however, stated that the suspect would soon be arraigned in court after the command concluded its investigation.

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Man arraigned for threatening another with charms

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A 45-year-old man, Endurance Jagun, who allegedly dropped charms at the office door of a complainant, on Monday appeared before the Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.

Mr Jagun is standing trial on a two-count charge bordering on a threat to life and causing a breach of peace.

He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges before Magistrate L J.k Layeni.

The prosecutor, Simon Uche, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 27 at the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, LASU Project in Ojo.

Mr Uche alleged that the defendant, who had a misunderstanding with the complainant, Adekunle Adeshina, resorted to threatening his life.

The prosecutor said that to make good his threat, the defendant allegedly dropped charms at the office door of the complainant but was apprehended.

Mr Uche said the defendant also conducted himself in a manner likely to cause a breach of public peace following his acts.

The offences contravene sections 56 and 168 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State 2015.

The court, however, granted the defendant an N100,000 bail with one surety in like sum.He adjourned the case until May 10 for trial.

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Nigerians will not stop demanding restructuring – Prof Soyinka

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Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has stated that Nigerians will continue to call for a restructuring, even as citizens gear up for the inauguration of the new administration on May 29.

Soyinka said the government of President-Elect, Bola Tinubu, must place a renewed focus on the persistent calls for restructuring the Nigerian federation otherwise its programmes and policies will face serious challenges.

“Whomever it is must understand that the people of this country will not cease demanding a restructuring of this nation,” he stated on Channels TV.

“New voices are being heard and they are more powerful than before. They are not just whining voices, they are voices based on actualities. We have failed in so many directions and they are saying, ‘let us try in this direction’ and you cannot ignore it.

“Otherwise, even your economic policies will fail, your infrastructure and transformation will fail. We will just go back threading the same old spur.”

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Cross River, Zamfara and Ebonyi with most cholera cases in Nigeria- NCDC

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has said that six states, Cross River (397), Zamfara (25), Ebonyi (11), Abia (9), Bayelsa (3) and Kano (2), reported 447 suspected cholera cases in weeks 5 to 9 of 2023.

The NCDC, via its official website on Monday, said, however, that 12 states have reported suspected cholera cases since the beginning of 2023 – Abia, Bayelsa, Benue, Cross River, Ebonyi, Kano, Katsina, Niger, Ondo, Osun, Sokoto and Zamfara.

The agency said that as of March 5, a total of 922 suspected cases, including 32 deaths (CFR 3.5%), were reported from the 12 States in 2023, including Cross River (16), Ebonyi (six), Abia (six), Niger (two), Zamfara (one) and Bayelsa (one).

The NCDC’s epidemiological report showed that of all the cases recorded since the beginning of 2023, Cross River state accounted for 70 per cent of the cumulative cases across the country, with its 647 cases.It said that Cross River’s 16 deaths, accounted for 50 per cent of all cholera deaths in the country.

The NCDC said:

“National multi-sectoral Cholera Technical Working Group (TWG) continues to monitorresponse across states.

It said that of the suspected cases since the beginning of 2023, the age group above 45 years is the most affected for males and females.

The NCDC said that of all suspected cases, 54 per cent were males and 46 per cent were females.The World Health Organization (WHO), defined cholera as an acute diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with Vibrio cholera bacteria.

WHO said that people can get sick when they swallow food or water contaminated with cholera bacteria. The infection is often mild or without symptoms, but can sometimes be severe and life-threatening.

It said that about one in 10 people with cholera will experience severe symptoms, which, in the early stages, include, profuse watery diarrhoea, sometimes described as “rice-water stools”, vomiting, thirst, leg cramps and restlessness or irritability.

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Court grants Portable bail over assault, theft charges

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A magistrate court in Ifo has granted bail to controversial musician Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, over alleged assault and theft.

The police command in Ogun had charged Portable with a three-count charge bordering on assault and theft of musical equipment.

The singer was arrested on Friday for assaulting his former artiste Manny Monie.

On Tuesday, Portable was accused of insulting police officers, saying he is a “federal government’s liability” and, as such, cannot be arrested, and later screamed a line from his latest single, “I’m a baboon. I stay in a zoo, Zazuu.” “Can you hold me?” he allegedly told the police officers who had come to arrest him.

The artiste had refused to acknowledge the invitation to be questioned by the police command after a report was lodged against him by Manny Monie.

In a video found online four days ago, Portable said, “That I beat an apprentice doesn’t mean that police officers should come to arrest me. These things happen.”

According to police spokesman Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the artiste would be prosecuted.

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Registrar warns Unilorin students against violating dress code

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Dr Fola Olowoleni, the registrar of the University of Ilorin, on Monday, warned the students against violating the dress code of the institution.

Ms Olowoleni, who gave the warning during a meeting she held with members of the Dress Code Committee of the Institution, charged them to enforce the dress code in the University.

She also reminded the committee to also enforce regular use of Identity Cards (ID), which she stressed, is part of the dress code of the University.

She emphasised the need for the committee to be active and alive to their responsibilities in making sure the campuses are rid of indecent dressing among students and the entire members of the University community.

The registrar pointed out that failure to hang ID cards by members of the University community is also a violation of the Dress Code.

She stressed that members of the committee should make sure that the new dress code is passed to the students and the University community through sensitisation before the examinations.

She explained that there is a need for the inclusion of student representatives and counseling units in the drive to ensure that proper dress code is achieved.

“Part of the dress code is the use of ID cards and it is important to always hang them. I will lead the committee on that and expect all members to also follow. You must show an example,” she said.

Ms Olowoleni, however, reminded members of the committee to follow due process in attending to all cases affecting culprits among students and staff, as well as visitors to the University.

“We need heavy sensitisation before the examinations. Student representatives and counseling units must be included in the committee membership.

“There should be regular meetings involving members of the committee and those of their various units,” she said.

According to her, the student’s various platforms and other social media handles must also be used, including the LED Screens in the campuses to sensitise them.

She warned that violators would be arrested by university authority and sanctioned.Some of the forbidden dress on campus includes dresses that exposes any sensitive part of the body, including cleavage, chest, back, navel, thigh and armpit.

Others are tight fitting wears, transparent, tattered Jeans, ripped Jeans; and T-shirts with obscene inscriptions, depicting immorality, and hooliganism among others.

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Many feared dead and houses razed as gunmen attack Kogi community

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An unspecified number of people are feared dead and hundreds of houses were burnt after gunmen in the early hours of Sunday, April 2, attacked Aloko, a community in Oganenigu Ward of Dekina Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State.

Daily Trust reports that the assailants who came in hundreds started shooting anyone in sight and set houses ablaze on arrival. The Oganenigu Ward chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), James Adah, is said to be among those killed in the attack.

“There’s a humanitarian crises on our hands. Most of our people have run to Iyale, Ikpakpala, Odolu and host of others to take refuge, while others that have no place to go are stranded on the Abejukollo-Anyigba Road,” a resident of the community, Richard Adejo, says.

The state governor Yahaya Bello has called for calm over the attacks, describing “the vile and satanic attack as a calculated assault on the peace-loving people of Oganenigu who have enjoyed relative peace and security for years.

“My administration will continue to face out crisis entrepreneurs from the state and ensure that those involved shall be brought to book under the laws. The government will never bow to the machinations of heartless elements in its resolves to rid the state of criminals,” he said.

The state police command is yet to react to this development.

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11 terrorists killed, weapons seized in Kaduna

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The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Whirl Punch with special forces killed 11 terrorists in Kaduna.

The DHQ spokesman, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said this in a statement on Sunday, revealing that the troops on Saturday conducted clearance operations in the terrorists’ enclaves at Bagoma, Rema, Bilugai, Dagara, Sabon Lay, Gagumi, Katakaki and Randagi villages all in Birnin Gwari local council area.

The statement said the terrorists were overpowered by the troops at Kakangi and Katakaki villages during a gunfight, forcing several of them to flee.

According to the statement, troops exploited the “general area” and recovered two AK-47 rifles, two AK-47 magazines, 57 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, seven machetes and six motorcycles.

“The military high command commends troops and encourages the general public to avail troops with credible and timely information on criminal activities,” stated the DHQ.

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Khosi wins BBTitans show, bags $100,000

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Twenty-five-year-old Makhosazane Twala, known as Khosi, has emerged as the overall winner of the Big Brother Titans reality show.

This was jointly announced by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and Lawrence Maleka, the hosts of the show, during the grand finale on Sunday.

This left Kanaga Ene as the first runner-up and Tsatsii, the second runner-up.

The reality show began January 15 with the introduction of 24 housemates, from Nigeria and South Africa.

The first season of the show tagged “Ziyakhala Wahala” edition, was aired for 78 days and sponsored by Bamboo, Fluterwave and other tactical sponsors.

The top six housemates –Ebubu, Ipeleng, Tsatsii, Khosi, Yvonne and Kanaga, were gradually evicted.

Ipeleng was the first to be evicted, Ebubu left, then Yvoone.

Ebubu said, “I’m really happy, I have been able to make true friends.”

Also, Yvonne appreciated her fans who voted for her in the course of the show.

“I am hoping that the world is ready for me.“Big Brother’s house has really shaped me, I loved to be boxed up before now but the house has succeeded in opening me up,” she said.

Tsatsii expressed her excitement, having made it to the top three housemates in the house.

“Wow! Top three in the house! I am happy, I am grateful and I won’t take this for granted, I didn’t know I was going to make it this far.

“Now, I am more patient and understanding and I have families among Nigerians now, I am happy,” she said.

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Kogi police arrest man who assaulted and filmed a lady naked for rejecting his marriage proposal

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The Kogi State Police Command has arrested a prime suspect, Arome Danjuma, who stripped a lady naked in a viral video.

It was gathered that the suspect and his friend, who is currently at large, ambushed the victim in Achigili village around Abocho in Dekina Local Government Area of the state.

The spokesperson of the command, SP William Aya, who confirmed the arrest while briefing journalists at the command headquarters on Saturday, April 1, 2023, said that the culprit will face the full wrath of the law.

Aya further noted that the command is still doing investigation to apprehend the other suspect who is on the run.

The police spokesperson said the suspect will soon be charged to court. Narrating her ordeal, the victim, who identified herself as Alami, said one of the suspects approached her for marriage which she refused.

“One of the guys approached me for marriage, which I refused. When I was going home from work at about 8pm last Sunday, he attacked me and forced me to his house and started beating me,” she explained.

“Another person was waiting in his house carrying a knife and axe, threatening to kill me if I don’t pull off my clothes. I had no other option than to obey them. If not they would have killed me in the room. When I pulled off my clothes, they started filming my nakedness and later posted it on the internet. They just want to ruin my life.”

Speaking during an interview, the prime suspect, Arome Danjuma confessed to have committed the crime, stressing that he conspired with his friend to commit the atrocity.

Reacting to the incident, the Commissioner of Women Affairs, who was represented by the Director Research Planning and Statistics, Ministry of Women Affairs, who is also the Secretary of the Kogi State GBV Technical Workgroup, Mr. Oseni Isaac, described the incident as one of the most barbaric in recent times.

He described the act as animalistic which will never be acceptable in Kogi State. Isaac noted that the ministry is out to fight any act of gender-based violence in the state, warning that it will no longer be business as usual for anyone who intends to perpetrate gender-based violence in Kogi State.

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Ogun truck driver in court for killing three

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The Ogun State Police Command on Friday arraigned a hit-and-run truck driver, Olatoyosi Abiodun, before an Isabo Magistrate’s Court for allegedly killing three persons in Abeokuta, the state capital.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Friday, said the victims were in their house beside the road in Enugada, when they were crushed to death.

Oyeyemi said the driver fled the scene immediately after seeing the crash.

He said the driver was later arrested and charged with six counts of dangerous driving, causing the death of three persons, causing damage to three other vehicles, among others.

The police spokesman said;

“The driver, Olatoyosi Abiodun, who drove a Mack tanker with registration number, Lagos T 1532 LA, on March 24, 2023, lost control of the truck and rammed into a dwelling house after crushing three other vehicles and subsequently caused the death of three occupants of the house.

“The driver escaped from the scene, but was later traced to Ibadan, where he was arrested on March 27, 2023, and subsequently arraigned before the court on six counts.”

The PPRO, however, said the state Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba, had warned drivers, especially those driving articulated vehicles, to always ensure that their vehicles were roadworthy before putting them on the road.

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NSCDC arrests nine for bypassing electric meter

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A superintendent with the Nigeria Correctional Service, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Mr Eyimoga Moses, has been arraigned before Justice Abdul Dogo of the Federal High Court, Makurdi, for job racketeering.

Moses was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission on one count of corruption.

He was alleged to have collected N800,000 from a couple for two vacant slots at the Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State.

Counsel for the anti-graft agency, Bako Alonge, said the offence was contrary to Section 1(1) of Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act 2006.

The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The spokesperson for the ICPC, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, in a statement on Friday, said the defendant was admitted to bail and ordered to be remanded until he met the bail conditions.

The case was adjourned till June 20, 2023, for trial.

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Ooni calls for peace as Oro worshippers attack Muslims in Ile-Ife mosque

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Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has called for peace and orderliness in the ancient city of Ile-Ife and its environs, following a fracas between traditional worshippers and Muslims which left many injured.

Mr Adeyeye gave the charge on Friday through his deputy, Obalufe of Ifeland, Idowu Adediwura.

He said as the royal father of Christians, Muslims and traditionalists and as a leader who championed peaceful coexistence globally, there was no reason why his home should be in turmoil.

He said that as a direct descendant of Oduduwa, the progenitor of Yoruba race who also preached peaceful coexistence, he believed there was no reason why people of different faiths should not live peacefully in tolerance.

He noted that the two major faiths and traditional worshippers had coexisted peaceful in ages past and that there should not be hostilities between them now.

Four persons were reportedly injured when traditional religion “Oro” worshippers attacked worshippers in a mosque in Ile-Ile on Thursday.

Traditionalists in the town had announced on Wednesday that the “Oro’’ cult would perform some rituals in some parts of Ife between 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., advising residents to avoid the areas.

According to one of those in the mosque, Abdulazeez Bashir, Oro adherents broke through the fence and began flogging worshippers with canes, instructing them to leave the ablution area.

“One of them even attacked the Imam, Alhaji Abdullateef Adesiyan while coming into the mosque. He was beaten with a cane and hit on the face with a rod.

“When I discovered that about five persons had been injured, apart from the Imam of the mosque, I had to call the Ife Chief Imam, Alhaji AbdulSemiu AbdulHammed to intimate him with the happenings.

“The situation could have escalated into a big crisis when other Muslims began to gather around, but the traditionalists eventually left. The victims were later taken to a hospital for treatment,” Mr Bashir said.

When contacted, Osun Police Command spokesperson SP Yemisi Opalola confirmed the incident, stating that an investigation into the mosque invasion had been launched.

Mr Ogunwusi promised to renovate the mosque that was affected as well as pay the hospital bill of the Imam of the mosque.

The Chief Imam of Ifeland, Mr AbdulHammed, told NAN on Friday that the trouble had been settled. He confirmed that the traditional religion worshippers assaulted the Imam of Idiomo Mosque, Ilare, Alfa Adesiyan, inside the mosque.

Mr AbdulHammed called for maintenance of fundamental rights of religion, speech and peace among others.“There is no family throughout Africa that practices one religion.“There should be freedom for individuals to practice whatever religion they choose without coercion,’’ he said.

The Chief Imam appealed to indigenes to ensure that they maintained peace and orderliness during each festival in the town, stressing that there is no profit in violence.

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Building collapse disrupts issuance of certificate of return in Enugu

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The presentation of certificate of return to Enugu State Governor-elect, Peter MBA, was briefly disrupted on Thursday following fears that the hall where the event was held could collapse.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had fixed the certificate issuance event for Mr MBA, his running mate, Ifeanyi Ossai and the 23 House of Assembly members-elect for Bon Platinum Hotel, Enugu.

As people gathered, an alarm was raised by some people who claimed to have heard a bang from the structure. This caused the crowd to scamper for safety.

The police then ordered evacuation of the hall which had as large number of supporters and family members who converged to witness the event.

The Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) sealed off the hotel hall on Friday.

ECTDA, during the inspection of the facility on Friday, said it discovered that the building had no approved plan, together with another upcoming structure in the hotel.

The Chairman of ECTDA, Dr Josef Onoh, added that the hotel’s management was impatient with ECTDA to conclude its investigation of the facility and was bent on holding another function on the distressed hall on Saturday without resolving the problem with the building.

Mr Onoh said:

“The hall doesn’t have an approval but the hotel has and there was a structural bang in the hall the previous day when INEC was issuing certificates of return which made everybody to scamper for safety because they thought the building was about to collapse.

“We went there today for inspection and we are now sealing off the place, including another building being developed at the back,“ he said.

Mr Onoh said the proprietor of the hotel was not ready to exercise patience to enable the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) to come for its own inspection.

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Ogun Police arrests singer Portable after 72-hour ultimatum elapsed

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The Ogun State Police Command has arrested singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, after he refused to honour the police invitation.

The Zazoo crooner was arrested on Friday, March 31, after the 72-hour ultimatum given to him by the Ogun State police command expired.

Recall that on Tuesday, March 28, videos of Portable resisting arrest and verbally abusing police officers went viral.

The police then gave him a 72-hour ultimatum to report himself to the nearest police station or be arrested by Friday.

He was arrested after the time given elapsed.

Speaking on the development, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed that the singer has been arrested and currently cooling his feet at the state headquarters of the police in Eleweran, Abeokuta.

Mr Oyeyemi further said the Zazu crooner was arrested after refusing five invitations.

It was also gathered that the singer will remain in police custody till Monday, April 3, when he will be charged in court.

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