Controversial street hop musician, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable has appealed to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to forgive him for spraying money on his fans in the past.
Portable’s plea is coming after the six-month jail sentence handed down to crossdresser Okuneye Idris, also known as Bobrisky, for Naira Mutilation offence.
Portable once declared he gave his followers almost N2 million daily in spray paint.
The street artist asserted in a recent live chat that his actions bring kindness to people.
The head of the Zeh Nation label, appearing fearful of the consequences following footage showing him splattering cash, pleaded for forgiveness from the government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Portable announced that he would never engage in spraying money as he encouraged his supporters to open bank accounts, adding that he would only make transfers.
“I didn’t deface the Naira, I help a lot of people, after God na government, please forgive me if you have videos of me spraying money, no more spraying of money”, he said.
Bobrisky was handed a 6-month jail term on Friday.
The judge ruled that the jail-term commenced from March 24, 2024, the day of his arrest.
Recall that the court had on April 5, 2024, convicted him after pleaded guilty to the four counts charge of abusing the Naira currency made against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
