WATCH VIDEO: Portable Threatens Co-nominees Over Headies Award
Ahead of the 2022 Headies Award, rapper and singer, Habeeb Okikiola widely known as Portable has elicited reactions on cyberspace over death threats to co-nominees.
In a video on his Instagram page, the controversial music rave declared he would kill whoever beats him to the awards.
The ”Zazu” crooner was nominated for the Headies ”Rookie of the Year” category alongside budding talents Fave, Magixx, and Ugocci.
He also bagged a nomination for the body’s ”Best Street-Hop Artiste” category where he is up against Bella Shmurda, Mohbad, Naira Marley, and Goya Menor and others.
Reacting, the award’s organizers in a statement issued on Friday, May 27 said it might be forced to disqualify the singer if he fails to retract his statement and issue an apology on his Instagram page.
The organizers also disclosed that they have reported the issue to the police.
“We have notified the Nigeria police of Mr. Okokiola’s actions to fellow nominees. Also, demand for the immediate retraction of the video as well as a written apology to nominees in both categories and to The Headies has been made.
Should Mr. Okikiola fail to meet our demands, we will not only disqualify him from participating in The Headies but also enforce the instrumentality of the law
The general public are hereby implored to disregard the video and stop the dissemination of the same in the public space.”
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