Controversial Nigerian singer Portable has claimed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) sent him an invitation letter over allegations of naira abuse.
Although the EFCC has not published any such letter on its official social media channels, Portable posted a video in which he questioned why anti-graft agents were targeting him for spraying money at events, while other public figures who do the same go unpunished.
The singer alleged that he was being singled out because of his ethnic background, suggesting that celebrities from other tribes are not similarly targeted.
He warned that protests could erupt if he was harmed, insisting he had committed no crime.
Tompolo stepped on money, but because I carried bundles of cash, you wrote a letter to me. You’ve written a letter to trouble. If anything happens to me, there will be protests. I am a Yoruba boy. Igbo and Hausa spray money at parties and you don’t arrest them, he said.
But when it’s a Yoruba person, you want to arrest them. That protest I said I wouldn’t lead, I will lead it. Nothing must happen to me. If anything does, Nigeria will scatter. I am a proud Yoruba boy. What did I do? I didn’t steal, I didn’t sleep with your wives, I didn’t join bandits.
He continued, You’re writing me a letter. I didn’t do fraud. I didn’t do anything. You red-uniformed officers, everywhere will become blue if protests break out. Leave me alone. I said I don’t want violence anymore, but you’re the ones writing me letters.
Portable also appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, alleging that he was being targeted because of his public support for the administration.
He maintained that his wealth comes from his music career and international performances, noting that he is paid through cryptocurrency as well.
Portable further questioned why law enforcement agencies focus on entertainers accused of spraying money at parties, rather than on more serious criminals.
Hello Daddy Tinubu, we are no longer at ease. They’ve written a letter to trouble. Is it because I support and campaign for Tinubu? They want to destroy me. I didn’t do fraud, I didn’t collect fake money. It’s music money I earn, he added.
It’s music that pays me. I am a singer by profession and that’s what I’m proud of. I don’t scam, I have BTC and crypto for payments. I’ve succeeded in London, America, Germany, and Canada—why is it Nigeria that wants to bring me down?
Because I carried mint notes and bragged about it, should I not celebrate at my child’s naming ceremony? Now you’ve written me a letter—what do you expect me to do? You should pay me before I come anywhere. If anything happens to me, Nigeria will scatter. You red-uniformed officers.
He added, I’m not running anywhere. I’m staying at home, protecting my family. You can’t keep oppressing us. Bandits spray money, step on it, and kill children, yet you don’t write them letters. But it’s Zazuu, God’s child, you write to.
