A Magistrate Court in Abeokuta has adjourned the case against popular Musician Habeeb Okikiola a.k.a Portable, to March 26 to enable the prosecution merge his charges with those of his workers.

When the case against the artist resumed on Wednesday after his earlier arraignment on February 20, the prosecution told the court that it would be waste of time of the court to hear the case of Portable and that of his workers separately.

Senior State Counsel, Mr Timileyin Oredein, told the court that Portable’s case had a sister case, which needed to be merged before trial begins, as he reminded the court that the musician and nine of his workers were earlier arraigned on February 6 on similar charges.

He said that it would be time wasting if the defendants were tried separately.

Oredein therefore prayed the court to give a short date for the charge to be merged and substituted.

9News Nigeria reports that Portable and his workers were arraigned on five-count charge of conspiracy, assault, unlawful obstruction while armed with cutlasses and gun and conduct likely to cause the breach of the peace.