Details Emerge As Police Arrest Portable over G-Wagon debt

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By Abiola Olawale

Popular Music artiste, Habeeb Okikiola also known as Portable has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, on Tuesday.

According to a source privy to the matter Portable was reportedly arrested for allegedly refusing to pay a debt he incurred when he purchased G-Wagon from a car dealer in the state.

Portable was consequently accused of owing a car dealer N14m. According to reports , Portable, during the purchase of the vehicle worth N27m, purportedly paid only N13m and had refused to pay the N14m balance.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed that Portable had been arrested.

He said: “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.”

It would be recalled that Portable, in 2023 was also arrested by the Ogun State Police Command over an alleged assault.

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