Why I Refused To Pray With Cell Mates – Portable

Controversial singer Portable has opened up about his recent detention in police custody, where he was held over alleged conspiracy and assault. 

In a recent interview on Echo Room, Portable shared details about his time in Cell 4, including the harsh conditions and his interactions with fellow inmates.

According to Portable, he was treated with unusual respect by the prisoners, who even offered him leadership but he declined, stating that the cell was not his home. 

Portable also claimed that he was spared from physical abuse, which was typically meted out to new detainees, because he had “blessed” the prisoners.

Portable recounted how he refused to participate in prayers with his cellmates, citing their confessions of murder and his own innocence. 

He said: “Thank God I am a Government’s child. They said I am a crãzy person, when I got the government I told them I am not a crãzy. When I entered Cell 4, I blessed them. Normally, they beat new people in the cell; when I got there, the head of the cell dethroned himself for me to become the leader, but I said No, this is not my house. Then I asked what his offence was; he said they accused him of murder. I told him to stay beside me as long as he didn’t kill me.

“A person said we should pray; I said No, God doesn’t answer this kind of prayer. We aren’t in church. One said he had killed one person, another said he killed two people, and another said three people. I haven’t killed anyone, so our prayers cannot work together. Pray on your own”.

-TheNation