Singer Portable scales over gate to evade arrest, but is chased down and arrested over alleged debt (video)
The police in Lagos chased and arrested controversial singer, Portable, on Tuesday, May 14 over alleged unpaid debt.
The arrest followed a petition from a car dealer alleging that the singer refused to complete the payment for his G-Wagon.
Portable allegedly purchased a G-Wagon worth N27 million from the car dealer, made a down payment of N14 million and took the vehicle away with the promise to pay the balance.
After waiting for a while without any word concerning his balance, the dealer reached out to the singer who claimed the car he purchased had faults. The dealer then asked the singer to return the car or pay the balance but Portable allegedly refused.
Following a petition from the dealer, the police moved in and arrested the singer.
A video of the incident showed Portable scaling a fence to evade arrest, but he was chased down by the police and bundled into a waiting car.
He was then driven to the state police headquarters where he entered into a written undertaking to pay his debt.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the Lagos State police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest of the singer.
Watch a video showing the moment the singer was bundled into a car here
