A video of controversial street hip-hop singer Portable jumping a gate to escape arrest has surfaced on social media.
Top society reports that the singer on Tuesday made an attempt to escape when officers of the Lagos State Police Command, arrived at his home to apprehend him for refusing to pay the debt he incurred when he purchased G-Wagon from a car dealer in the state.
Portable, according to the police, when purchasing the vehicle worth N27m, paid only N13m and had refused to pay the N14m balance.
The car dealer contacted the singer to pay the balance, but he claimed that the vehicle was bad.
The car dealer reported the matter to the police, when efforts to get Portable to pay the balance proved abortive.
When Policemen detailed to investigate the case made move to arrest the Zazu singer, he jumped a gate and made an attempt to escape but was eventually caught by the police.
Speaking on the incident, 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.
