JUST IN: Nigerian Police Probe Illegal Embalming Of #Mohbad’s Corpse—The police on Thursday continued their investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly called Mohbad.
This followed an invitation given to Mohbad’s family and a group of people named in the ongoing investigation into the illicit embalming of the deceased’s remains after his death.
According to news reports, Boluwatife Adeyemo, aka Darosha, Mohbad’s assistant, was interviewed at the Zone 2 Police Headquarters in front of the deceased’s father, Joseph, and mother, Abosede.
After questioning Darosha, the police requested that all people identified in his statement be brought in for further questioning.
Monisola Odumosu, the leader of the family’s legal team, revealed in a statement provided to our correspondent on Wednesday that the second interrogation meeting took place on Tuesday at the Zone 2 Police Headquarters in Lagos State.
Odumosu further stated that the police were seeking to determine the identity of the “illegal mortician.”
“The police will reveal to the public soon who illegally embalmed the body of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, widely known as Mohbad.
“The police stated they would work on their report and continue investigations, which will be directed to the Legal Department of the force for a recommendation.
“The meeting was held at Zone 2, and present at the meeting were Mr. Joseph Aloba (Mohbad’s father), Boluwatife Adeyemi (aka Darosha), Adura Aloba (Mohbad’s younger brother), Mrs. Abosede Olumuyi (Mohbad’s mother), and Cynthia Omowunmi Aloba (Mohbad’s wife). Others include Iya Lolade and Samuel (Mr. Joseph Aloba’s witnesses) and lawyers to the parties,” Odumosu added.
The family’s legal team had previously petitioned the police on behalf of their client, alleging that Boluwatife Adeyemo, the late Mohbad’s assistant, had embalmed the singer’s body, a violation of Sections 16 and 48 of the Coroner’s System Law, 2007, which addresses the offenses and penalties for tampering with a dead body.
Following Darosha’s interrogation, the police requested that all persons identified in his statement be brought in for further questioning.
Shortly after Mohbad’s death, his cousin, Darosha, on his social media handle, daroshagram, wrote, “About the salt, when my father died, a salt was placed on his chest till we arrived and I was told it was local embalming to keep him fresh till the whole family arrived, and I did the same thing (on Mohbad) because a lot of people were still coming to see him before leaving to Ikorodu that night.”
The tweet aroused outrage on social media and in legal circles, prompting the need to find out who embalmed the late musician regardless of existing rules.
The legal team also noted that they would await the police report as soon as the police received a legal opinion from their legal department. The recommended individuals will then be properly informed that they will be prosecuted.
Mohbad’s father claimed that when he arrived at the deceased’s home on the day of his death, his son’s body had already been embalmed and placed near the stairway.
He made this known while urging the authorities to step up the inquiry into his son’s death.
Mohbad died on September 12 at the age of 27, and the circumstances surrounding his death have sparked debate on social media.
Mohbad, a former Marlian Music signee owned by Naira Marley, quit the label in February 2022.
On September 18, 2023, the Lagos State Police Command formed a 13-man special investigation team to look into the death.
His killing also resulted in the arrest of Naira Marley and controversial Lagos socialite c, alias Sam Larry, among others.
Mohbad’s body was exhumed on September 21, 2023, for an autopsy to determine the reason for his death.
