Singer Portable granted N1m bail over defamation

Controversial Nigerian singer, Okikiola Badmus, popularly known as Portable, has been granted bail by an Upper Area Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, after being arraigned on multiple charges.

Portable faced serious allegations, including criminal defamation, intimidation, inciting public disturbance, and cyberstalking, stemming from a petition filed against him.

The court ruled that the singer be granted bail in the sum of ₦1 million, with the condition that he must provide two sureties in like sum.

One of which must be either the Chairman or Secretary of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria, while the other must possess a landed property within a Government Reserved Area, backed by a valid Certificate of Occupancy.

The embattled ‘Zazoo Zeh’ crooner’s legal woes follow a petition filed by fellow musician Saheed Osupa, who accused him of using inflammatory and defamatory language that could incite violence and damage his reputation

More details to follow…