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I didn’t know they were officers – Portable speaks with humility during interrogation at Police HQ (Video)

Popular singer and record label owner, Portable on Friday was arrested by police officers after refusing to honour several summons.

He was subsequently interrogated at the Ogun State police headquarters as seen in a video making the rounds on the internet.

The police chief asked Portable questions about his unruly conduct at his restaurant when security personnel tried to arrest him, and he answered in a polite and gentle manner.

The singer claimed that he had no idea that the individuals he verbally attacked were police officers.

In the video, Portable looked calm and collected Portable standing with arms behind his back as he tried to defend his actions.

Watch the video below:

Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, earlier confirmed the arrest and said that the artiste had been invited for questioning five times.

Portable had been given a 72-hour ultimatum to surrender himself or be arrested after a petition was filed against him.

Oyeyemi said the singer has is currently cooling his feet at the state headquarters of the police in Eleweran, Abeokuta.

It was also gathered that the Portable will remain in police custody for 72 hours until Monday when he will be charged to court.

CorrectNG recalls that the state police said he minimum force will be used while apprehending the hyper artiste.

There was drama early this week when the singer resisted arrest when some police officers stormed Odogwu Bar and Restaurant to whisk him away.

Portable challenged them to know the reason for them showing up and went on Instagram live to reveal that a Yahoo boy hired 20 police officers to intimidate him.

The security personnel were eventually forced to leave his office after their failed attempt to take him to the station.