Court adjourns controversial singer, Portable’s case until March 26

An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court has adjourned the case against controversial musician Habeeb Okikiola a.k.a Portable, to March 26 to enable the prosecution to merge his charges with those of his workers.
When the case against the artist resumed on Wednesday after his earlier arraignment on February 20, the prosecution told the court that it would be a waste of time for the court to hear the case of Portable and that of his workers separately.
Senior State Counsel, Timileyin Oredein, told the court that the musician’s case had a sister case, which needed to be merged before trial begins.
Mr Oredein reminded the court that the musician and nine of his workers were earlier arraigned on February 6 on similar charges.
He said that it would be time wasting if the defendants were tried separately.
Mr Oredein prayed the court to give a short date for the charge to be merged and substituted.
Portable and his workers were arraigned on five-count charge of conspiracy, assault, unlawful obstruction while armed with cutlasses and gun and conduct likely to cause the breach of the peace.
They were also arraigned for allegedly assaulting three officials of the Ogun State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development.
(NAN)
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