“We are yet to receive Mohbad’s autopsy report” – Police says
The Lagos State Police Command has said the autopsy report of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, has not yet been released to them.
The 27-year-old singer died on September 12 in controversial circumstances. Nigerians demanded for an autopsy to be carried out to ascertain the real cause of his death.
On September 21, exactly two months today, his body was exhumed from where it was buried in Ikorodu, Lagos state for an autopsy to be carried out. On October 6, the state police command announced the autopsy had been concluded while results were being awaited.
Nigerians have been waiting anxiously for details of the result. However in a chat with Punch, the spokesperson of the command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, on Monday, November 20, said the command is yet to receive the result.
“The autopsy report has not been given to us. Some people have been carrying rumours that it’s ready. It’s one thing for it to be ready, it’s another thing for it to be given to us officially – that we would receive and sign a copy that we have received it. So, we don’t work with rumours, we work with facts.” he said
Hundeyin further said only the singer’s family lawyer could write to the pathologists to release the autopsy result or it would be independently given to the police when it is ready.
This comes shortly after Bella Shmurda expressed concern over the prolonged delay in the release of Mohbad’s body, which has been held for autopsy for the past two months. He appealed to the Police to release the remains of his late friend.
Taking to his X account late Saturday, Bella wrote, “It’s been over 2 months since Moh died and his body was taken in for autopsy but yet no result, which is fine but please release his body. That boy needs a befitting burial and to go to rest. finally, Naija Police, what’s going on? we need an answer here: where is the result? Where is his body?”
The investigation into the demise of the musician is currently ongoing. Despite more than a month passing, the Police have not disclosed any new findings from the autopsy that could contribute to resolving the case.
In October, the then Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, named prime suspects linked to the death of the singer, where he further disclosed that Mohbad vomited and developed goosebumps after he was injected three times by a nurse, Feyisayo Ogedemgbe, on September 12, 2023.
Some of the suspects were subsequently charged to court.
The state Police Command last Friday, however, released singer Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley and Balogun Samson, known as Sam Larry, after the duo met their bail conditions. They were arrested as part of an investigation into Mohbad’s death after videos of assault against the late singer surfaced online.
