Nigerian musician Habeeb Okikiola, better known as Portable, expressed distress as the Ogun State government closed off his unfinished building and hotel in Sango-Ota due to unauthorized construction.
Portable posted the notice of violation on Instagram, revealing that his properties were sealed by the Ogun State Planning and Development Authority.
During the closure, Portable accused the authorities of detaining around 20 of his customers and employees. He also stated that his bar’s alcoholic beverages were confiscated during the incident.
He wrote: “I believe in Eledumare. Nobody can fool me, Omo Olohun. They packed everybody, took more than 20 people, both artists and customers, and they packed cars, bikes, including people’s phones and jobs. All the people that came for help, they packed them and sealed my new uncompleted building and hotel. Why? In my hometown, and we didn’t fight back, they packed all the drinks we were selling at Odowgu Bar and Food. Why? Government should please look into this.
“I am using this place to book events and shows, not only for drinks. I am promoting people and helping people here. The government should ask, I put light everywhere, and before the government came for road repairs, I called them to help us. Why will they do this at my property, which I am using to feed my family? They later came and attacked me where I was, but God is greater than them.”
The Ogun State Planning and Development Authority has yet to respond to the allegations.
