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Newsone reports that Abiodun Alabi, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police (CP), is set to investigate Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable over claims by the musician that he established ‘One Million Boys’ cult group in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city.
This online news platform had reported earlier that Portable boasted in a since-deleted video posted on his Instagram page, that not only did he create One Million Boys that terrorised citizens in and out of Lagos, but also started cult groups and another robbery gang called the ‘Ajah Boys’.
“Open your ears and hear me, you’ve heard about Ajah Boys, One Million Boys, I’m their founder,” the singer said in Yoruba.
Watch Portable video saying he founded One Million Boys below…
Newsone Nigeria reports that following a trending video where Portable made the disclosure, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, gave the directive to probe the singer.
Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who made the disclosure in a statement, Monday, July 18, 2022, said appropriate legal action will be initiated, where culpability is established.
Portable Zazu Zeh.
In a statement entitled: “Cultism: Police to Investigate Portable over formation of One Million Boys”, the FPRO said: “Sequel to the trending video of one Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable where he claimed to have formed the One-Million Boys cult group terrorising some parts of Lagos State, the IGP has ordered CP Lagos to investigate the indicting statement and take necessary legal action.
“This directive is premised on the continuous effort of the Nigeria Police Force to fish out pillars and sponsors of cult groups in order to decimate their activities and restore sanity to our society.”
Also confirming the directive of the IGP, the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi, tweeted: “Cultism: Police to Investigate Portable over the formation of One Million Boys. Sequel to the trending video of one Habeeb Okikiola aka Portable where he claimed to have formed the One-Million Boys cult group terrorising some parts of Lagos State, the IGP has ordered.”
In another tweet, he wrote: “CP Lagos to investigate the indicting statement and take necessary legal action. This directive is premised on the continuous effort of the Nigeria Police Force to fish out pillars and sponsors of cult groups in order to decimate their activities and restore sanity to our society.”