Mohbad’s Family Conducts Fresh Autopsy, Awaits Result—-The family of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has conducted a new autopsy to ascertain the cause of his death.
The Magistrate of the Coroner Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State, T.A. Shotobi, granted an order on June 26 allowing Mohbad’s father, Mr. Joseph Aloba, to engage a licensed pathologist for an independent autopsy. The costs of the examination and autopsy were to be borne by Aloba.
Monisola Odumosu, a member of the family’s legal team, announced on Tuesday that the autopsy took place on July 19 and 20. Odumosu indicated that if the initial post-mortem does not reveal the cause of death, the family will proceed with toxicology and histology tests on the collected samples.
“The second autopsy, as requested by the Aloba family and ordered by the Magistrate of the Coroner Court, Ms. T.A. Shotobi, was conducted on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20, 2024. This autopsy is a two-part exercise, with the first part now completed. If the cause of death cannot be determined from this initial examination, the second part will proceed, involving a toxicology and histology test on the necessary samples already obtained,” the statement read.
The autopsy was observed by Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, along with two pathologists appointed by him and Mohbad’s wife, Wunmi.
Mohbad, aged 27, died on September 12, 2023, under controversial circumstances. Formerly signed to Marlian Music owned by Naira Marley, Mohbad left the label in February 2022. Following his death, the Lagos State Police Command set up a 13-man special investigation team on September 18, 2023, to probe the incident. The controversy also led to the arrest of Naira Marley and socialite Balogun Eletu, also known as Sam Larry.
On September 21, 2023, Mohbad’s body was exhumed for an autopsy. However, a pathologist testified on May 15 that the cause of death could not be determined due to body decomposition.
Additionally, a US-based lab refuted claims by the Lagos State Government that a toxicology test was conducted at its facility, stating that there was no case for the patient at their lab.
The family hopes that this fresh autopsy will provide clarity on the cause of Mohbad’s untimely death.
(Punch)
