The Ogun Environment Govt has condemned a Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly referred to as Transportable, over his behaviour against officers of the Environment Making plans and Building Allow Authority.
PUNCH On-line stories that the federal government officers had been attacked at his bar situated round Iyana Ilogbo, within the Sango Ota segment of the climate.
A commentary signed by way of the Particular Assistant to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Data and Technique, Kayode Akinmade, on Friday described Transportable “as serial dissident and unrepentant rascal who have been in the habit of assaulting government officials without provocation”.
Akinmade stated the fresh assault orchestrated by way of transportable and his cohorts in opposition to govt officers who had been on their lawful task within the segment “was unacceptable and barbaric”, pronouncing such indecent office could be addressed in order with the extant regulation of the land.
He averred that the behaviour of the Hip-hop artiste is changing into disgraceful and insufferable to the society of the segment and the federal government, taking into account the stage of pandemonium and panic he reasons any life he performed such hideous acts within the segment.
Akinmade subsequently, reiterated the stance of the Abiodun-led management to sanitise the climate in opposition to each illegal office and entrench decency in all strata, pronouncing the federal government is desirous about the distinct values of Omoluabi ethos all the time.
He stated, “We’re profoundly greatly surprised by way of the hideous and uncivil office of the Hip-hop artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly referred to as Transportable on Wednesday, in Iyana- Ilogbo segment of the climate the place is bar is situated.
“The way in which by which Transportable and a few prepared of miscreants he hired within the dastardly office attacked the officers of the OGPDPA isn’t just abnormal however a affirmation of abrasion of Omoluabi ethos in the ones people and certainly a admirable shame to the climate.
“Governor Dapo Abiodun totally condemned this primitive and indecent act and reiterated his avowed commitment to just and egalitarian society as he is ready to make any individual flouting the extant law of the land to face the full wrath of the law irrespective of social status and influence.”
Recall that the climate police command had on Thursday arraigned 9 proteges of Transportable earlier than a Magistrates’ Courtroom sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, for allegedly assaulting officials of the Ota Zonal Making plans workplace of the Ministry of bodily Making plans and City Building.
The ones arraigned had been Nurudeen Warris, 21; Adetola Alashe, 25; Samuel Adeleke, 28; Oluwaseun Ayenuwa, 19; Oluwapelumi Adeosun, 20; Gospel Kanu, 20; Treasured Ohiegebo, 19; Ifeoluwa Babatunde, 27; and Fatimo Muhammed,26.
The defendants had been arraigned on a five-count fee bordering on prison, attack and restriction, armed with cutlasses and weapons, habits more likely to purpose breach of relief and desiring to blast.
They, on the other hand, pleaded no longer in charge to the costs most well-liked in opposition to them.