Coroner summons Naira Marley, Prime Boy, Sam Larry over Mohbad’s death 

A Lagos coroner court sitting in Ikorodu has summoned music stars, Abdulazeez Fashola, a.k.a. Naira Marley, Owodunni Eletu a.k.a. Sam Larry, and Owodunni Ibrahim a.k.a Primeboy over the death of Ilerioluwa Aloba a.k.a. Mohbad.

In an ongoing inquest to determine the cause of death of Mohbad, the Coroner Magistrate, Adedayo Shotobi, has summoned music stars to appear before the court on October 25. The purpose of their appearance is to shed light on the incident and identify any individuals responsible for the tragic event.

The coroner instructed the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, to ensure the presence of the music stars at the next adjourned date of October 25.

The Coroner’s Court has the duty of investigating the causes and circumstances surrounding certain deaths that are considered to be unnatural, violent, or cases where the cause remains unknown.

Preliminary enquiries into the death of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad will began on Friday, September 29, at the Magistrate court in Ikorodu, Lagos State.

This was disclosed in a letter seen by our correspondent, dated September 26, and addressed to Festus Ogun.

The letter reads, ” I have the directives of the Chief Coroner Lagos State, Hon. Justice M.A Dada, to notify your good office of his Lordship’s order to convoke an inquest into the death of the above-named Late Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba AKA “Mohbad”. In view of the letter from your office to the Chief Coroner over the death which you stated occurred in strange and suspicious circumstances which requires the convocation of an inquest pursuant to the extant provisions of Ss 14 & 15 of the CORONER’S SYSTEM LAW of Lagos State, Cap C15, Law of Lagos State 2015.

“Your office is HEREBY NOTIFIED that preliminary enquiries into the death of the Late Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba AKA “Mohbad”, by the undersigned coroner will commence on:

“Date: Friday the 29th September, 2023.

“Venue: Magistrate Court 3, Candide-Johnson Courthouse, Ita-Elewa, Ikorodu, Lagos

“Time: 12:00 noon”

The late singer died on September 12 at the age of 27.