Singer Portable Explains Why He Slapped a Preacher (Video)

Controversial Nigerian Singer, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus popularly known as Portable has taken to social media to narrate why he slapped the preacher who was preaching in front of his bar weeks back.

Gistreel had reported on the brouhaha which took place in from of the whole world as the singer could be seen assaulting a pastor on an Instagram Live session.

Portable filmed himself confronting a pastor who had come to preach at his alcoholic bar as he was  seen slapping the pastor and warning him not to disrupt his business, creating a scene outside the bar.

This has led to critics from fans and pastor at large. In response to criticism, Portable posted on his Instagram account on September 16, 2024, claiming that his sister had been attacked by a man posing as a pastor just a few weeks earlier.

Portable explained, “They want to set me up. He was not a man of God, and if he was a man of God, may God forgive me for slapping him. If I knew he was a real man of God, I won’t have slapped him. The way he acted was why I slapped him, I’m a human being and I’m not perfect,” he then apologised for his actions.

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