By Sulaymon Ruqoya
August 19th, 2024
Nigerian street-pop artist Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, popularly known as Portable, has shared distressing videos on social media showing the injuries he sustained during a recent attack at an event in Lagos.
Portable, known for his outspoken and controversial personality, revealed that he and his team were assaulted by a group identified as “Egbon Adugbo” during an event in Iju-Ishaga, Lagos State. The singer was reportedly attending a celebration for a friend who is a car vendor when the incident occurred.
According to Portable, his presence and behavior at the event attracted unwanted attention, which led to a violent confrontation. In his social media posts, Portable disclosed that the attackers inflicted severe injuries on him and also stole several pieces of his expensive jewelry, two iPhones belonging to one of his managers, an ATM card, one of his cars, and various other personal items.
Portable said, “Wahala big Palaba around Iju-Ishaga. We go celebrate with @lincon_orn wey dey sell motor … Inside Adugbo wey we dey do show, na so all dis Egbon adugbo achieve us, ZEHNATION boys are still missing oo.. they attack my boys after I escape … @lincon_orn should help tell those Egbon adugbo to return @iam_sexyshay 2 iPhones and my ATM… we see @dullarboi phones and car … and we can’t still find him… I never see @bamidola_ we hear say them attack him … those are my artists that are missing oo. God, no go shame us. All these people are evil. Na so them achieve me. Those Egbon adugbo collect my ice chain and my gold earring after I show them love, give them all my money, they still won collect my bag … Are they fans or enemies?”
The attack comes shortly after Portable celebrated the birth of his first child, Babyluv, on social media. Sharing a video of himself at home with his wife, Portable groaned in pain as he recounted the ordeal.
He explained that while he managed to escape, some of his boys went missing during the chaos.
He further described the attackers as evil, noting that a similar incident had happened to him in the past, where they had taken his ice chain and gold earring.