Portable freed as Saheed Osupa withdraws cyberstalking case

Fuji star Okunola Saheed, fondly called Osupa, has terminated his case against controversial singer Badmus Okikiola, popularly called Portable.

Ahmed Opalekunde, Osupa's attorney, confirmed toTIMBLOGGIST Online on Tuesday that the case had been filed for withdrawal at the Upper Area Court 1 High Court in Ilorin.

In response to Osupa's petition, the Kwara State Police Command brought Portable before the court on Monday.

Osupa had directly complained to the police, alleging that Portable had engaged in cyberstalking, criminal intimidation, criminal defamation, and inciting public unrest.

According to Sections 392 (Criminal Defamation), 114 (Inciting Disturbance), 397 (Criminal Intimidation), and 24(1)(b) and 24(2)(c) of the Cybercrimes Act, the alleged offense was judged contrary and subject to punishment. Act, 2015, in addition to the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law, 2020's Sections 10 and 13.

Osupa's lawyer told TIMBLOGGIST on Tuesday that after intervention and cries from important parties, his client ordered him to drop the case.

He claimed that Osupa was turning to an out-of-court settlement with Portable. The withdrawal letter, however, conveyed Osupa’s warning that Portable desist from further publications or utterances disparaging his person. "Our client (nominal complainant) has instructed that the music industry's stakeholders and other prominent figures in society have intervened in the matter and pleaded to the nominal complainant to withdraw the case against the defendant in the interest of public peace," the withdrawal letter stated. "We hereby, on behalf of 

Since the issue was settled amicably, our client requests that the case against the defendant be withdrawn and terminated accordingly. "In addition, sir, we would like to ask the court to caution and warn the defendant to refrain from any more statements, publications, or actions that would defame the nominal complainant or his companies." Remember how Osupa and others claimed that Portable had abused him in a live stream video? They also said that Portable, the defendant, had harmed his reputation by saying that he deleted his music from Spotify and Apple Music, where it would have generated revenue. Additionally, the complainant accused Portable of defaming his reputation through a live stream video. He claimed that the defendant had damaged his reputation and potential revenue by making a false claim that he had taken his music down from streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify.

According to the petition, Portable accused Osupa of jealousy and attempts to ruin his career in a live Instagram broadcast on March 19, 2025. Portable was heard saying, "This man dey try to bring down my shine!" in the widely shared video. He's like that person who chops snails with their shells; he doesn't understand. Osupa na tortoise. When Spotify and Apple Music want to pay me, he takes my song off the platform, so I don't get paid. Osupa described the statements as damaging, inciting, and an attack on his reputation, further claiming that the content had caused public tension and unrest. As you may remember, Chief Magistrate Sunday Adeniyi issued a brief ruling on Monday that