Fuji star, Okunola Saheed, popularly known as Osupa, has withdrawn the case he instituted against controversial street-hop artiste, Badmus Okikiola, also known as Portable.
The development came after notable personalities in the music industry and other stakeholders intervened and appealed for an amicable settlement.
Osupa’s solicitor, Ahmed Opalekunde, confirmed the withdrawal of the case in an interview with The PUNCH on Tuesday, stating that a formal application to discontinue the suit had been submitted to Upper Area Court 1, High Court, Ilorin.
“It’s our client’s instruction that stakeholders in the music industry and other notable personalities in the 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 read.
It added, “We hereby on behalf of our client apply to withdraw the case against the defendant and terminate same accordingly as the matter had been resolved amicably.
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“Further, sir, we want to pray the court to admonish and warn the defendant to desist from any further publications, utterances and any other acts aiming at disparaging the person and businesses of the nominal complainant.”
The Kwara State Police Command had earlier arraigned Portable on Monday following a petition filed by Osupa, accusing him of criminal defamation, criminal intimidation, inciting public disturbance, and cyberstalking.
According to the petition, Portable had during a live Instagram video on March 19, 2025, launched a verbal attack on the Fuji singer, alleging that Osupa was sabotaging his career.
In the viral video, Portable was quoted saying, “This man dey try to bring down my shine! He be like person wey dey chop snail with shell—him no get sense. Osupa na tortoise. When Apple Music and Spotify wan drop money for me, na him remove my song from platform make I no see money.”
Osupa described the remarks as defamatory, damaging to his reputation, and capable of inciting public unrest.
The alleged offences were said to contravene Section 392 (Criminal Defamation), Section 114 (Inciting Disturbance), Section 397 (Criminal Intimidation) of the Penal Code, as well as Sections 24(1)(b) and 24(2)(c) of the Cybercrimes Act, 2015, and Sections 10 and 13 of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law, 2020.
Portable was granted bail by Chief Magistrate Sunday Adeniyi in the sum of N1 million and two sureties. One of the sureties must be a chairman of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), while the other must own landed property in the Government Reserve Area (GRA) under the court’s jurisdiction.
