‘I didn’t know he’s a man of God’ — Portable apologises for slapping preacher

Portable, the controversial singer, has apologised for slapping a man who he claimed was preaching close to his bar.

Last week, the ‘Zazoo Zeh’ hitmaker shared a video wherein he confronted the preacher outside his establishment in Sango Ota, Ogun state.

The apparently infuriated singer queried the middle-aged man before slapping him.

Portable was heavily criticised on social media for slapping the man who appeared to hold a Bible.

But in an Instagram post on Monday, Portable explained that he wouldn’t have slapped the preacher if he knew he was a “true man of God”.

The singer said “I am a human being and I’m not perfect” while apologising for his actions.

Portable said he attacked the preacher because he believed the “man was at my bar to inflict spiritual harm on me”.

“My fans, they wanted to see me up. Yes, may God forgive me because I didn’t know that he is a man of God. If I knew that he was a man of God, I wouldn’t have slapped him,” he said.

“It was his behavior that caused it. I’m a human being and I’m not perfect. I’m also a child of God, I’m also God’s messenger.

“Something made me angry, I’m an orphan. They’ve done something bad to my sister, they searched for me but didn’t meet me at home.

“After my mum died, she was the one who raised me but now I’m taking care of her. I had a dream that someone harmed me, then this man came to my bar on a Monday morning.”

Gospel singer Testimony Jaga had earlier given Portable a three-day ultimatum to apologise to the preacher.

Born Habeeb Okikiola, Portable gained fame in December 2021 with the release of his hit single ‘Zazoo Zeh,’ featuring Olamide and Poco Lee.

Since then, he has remained in the public eye for controversial reasons.