The Lagos State Police Command has been encouraged to step up their investigation into the death of musician Ileriuwa Oladimeji Aloba, also known as Mohbad, by Nigerian rapper Azeez Fashola, better known by his stage name Naira Marley.
He made the call during a video broadcast on his YouTube account on Tuesday, where he gave his version of events surrounding his suspected role in Mohbad’s death.
Naira Marley, who insisted on his innocence in the singer’s killing, asked the police to re-arrest him, his associate Samsan Balogun, also known as Samlarry, and everyone else who is suspected of being involved in Mohbad’s demise.
This time, he insisted that the case be assigned to a reliable officer.
“I came back to Nigeria to support the police because I can see fingers pointing our ways. So I had to come back so that they can actually have nothing to do with it and check whoever so that he can get justice,” he said.
“I was in Panti for two months. After I came out from Panti, I was fighting for my passport, they held my passport. I was like, it’s okay to question me [over Mohbad’s death], but there’s no reason to detain me. I haven’t seen him for over a year. But it’s okay. There was a conspiracy and gang-up to keep me there. As you can see, the group chat got leaked, they even mentioned the name of the officer in charge of the case in Panti. They were also talking about judge.
“If you ask me, I will tell the Police to arrest everybody again. Put an officer we can trust in charge,” he said.
Naira Marley also disclosed that he and Mohbad’s attorney have reached an agreement for Naira to distribute his profits to the family member the court designates to manage his estate.
Gist 9ja remembers that on September 12, 2023, Mohbad passed away in a contentious manner. Samlarry and Naira Marley, the former head of his record label, were implicated in his demise.
The two were held for two months in 2023 at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Panti in response to the accusations, but they were later released after fulfilling their bail requirements.
In connection with his death, Mohbad’s boyhood friend Owodunni Ibrahim, commonly known as Prime Boy, was also taken into custody but was later released on bail.