Popular Singer Osupa Withdraws Defamation Case Against Portable In Kwara After Sowore’s Intervention

Politician and activist, Omoyele Sowore, has revealed that popular fuji musician Saheed Osupa Akorede has withdrawn his defamation case against fellow singer, Habeeb Okikiola, a.k.a Portable, before an Upper Area Court in Ilorin, Kwara State.

In a post shared on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday afternoon, Sowore said he had a conversation with Osupa, during which the musician explained that his use of the police was intended to show he had no involvement in any attempt to harm Portable. However, Osupa acknowledged that his actions might have been seen as using the police for repression.

As a result, he decided to drop the charges that had led to Portable’s incarceration in a prison in Ilorin after failing to meet bail conditions on Monday.

Sowore maintained that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) should not be used to enforce civil disputes and called for an end to the misuse of cybercrime charges.

Moment later, Sowore returned to his Facebook page to confirm Portable’s release from Oke Kura Custorial Centre in Ilorin.