The family of late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad, has conducted a new autopsy to determine the cause of his death.
On June 26, Magistrate T.A. Shotobi of the Coroner Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State, authorized Mohbad’s father, Mr. Joseph Aloba, to commission an independent autopsy by a licensed pathologist. The court instructed that Aloba would cover all expenses related to the autopsy.
Monisola Odumosu, a member of the family’s legal team, revealed that the autopsy was carried out on July 19 and 20. If this post-mortem does not identify the cause of death, further toxicology and histology tests will be performed on the collected samples.
“The second autopsy, requested by the Aloba family and approved by Magistrate T.A. Shotobi, occurred on July 19 and 20, 2024. The autopsy is conducted in two stages, with the first stage now complete. Should the initial results be inconclusive, additional toxicology and histology tests will follow,” Odumosu said.
The procedure was observed by Mohbad’s father, along with two pathologists—one appointed by him and another appointed by Mohbad’s wife, Wunmi.
“This detailed procedure was witnessed by Mr. Joseph Aloba, the forensic pathologist he appointed, the legal representatives of Mr. Aloba, and a pathologist designated by Wunmi Aloba,” the statement added.
Mohbad, who was 27, died on September 12, 2023, under controversial circumstances that have sparked significant online debate. He had left Marlian Music, founded by Naira Marley, in February 2022. Following Mohbad’s death, the Lagos State Police Command set up a 13-man special investigation team on September 18, 2023.
The investigation led to the arrests of Naira Marley and Lagos socialite Balogun Eletu, also known as Sam Larry. Mohbad’s body was exhumed on September 21, 2023, for an initial autopsy, but a pathologist testified on May 15 that decomposition had made it impossible to determine the cause of death.
Additionally, a US-based lab later refuted claims by the Lagos State Government that a toxicology test had been performed there. Esther Dede, Client Services Associate at NMS Labs, stated, “Unfortunately, we do not have a case for that patient.”