Insecurity: ‘They will arrest us if we speak up’ – Portable defends Nigerian celebrities

Controversial vocalist Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, popularly known arsenic Portable, has said helium can’t condemn the insecurity successful the country, revealing that he’s acrophobic the authorities mightiness apprehension him if helium becomes vocal astir the situation.

The Zazu crooner disclosed this portion reacting to British-Nigerian rapper Skepta’s entreaty to Nigerian celebrities to talk up against the worsening economical hardship and escalating insecurity successful the country.

Portable argued that it is safer for Nigerians successful the diaspora to condemn the insecurity due to the fact that the Nigerian authorities “can’t arrest” them from abroad.

Speaking successful a video broadcast, helium said, “Skepta, God bless you for remembering and speaking for Nigeria. However, you saying we, Nigerian celebrities, should talk up and request justice, bash you privation the Nigerian authorities to prime us? They volition apprehension america if we talk up.

“This authorities is oppressing us. Some of america are inactive being persecuted implicit our past remarks. We request help. We request support, not conscionable prayers. Nigerians successful diaspora should talk up due to the fact that Nigerian authorities can’t apprehension them from abroad. Those of america successful Nigeria, if we speak, we volition beryllium successful large troubl...