Aloba wondered why the govt is yet to commence criminal proceedings against them despite getting the Coroner’s report.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Joseph Aloba, father of the late Afrobeats singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, has expressed concern that over two months after a Coroner’s report allegedly indicted some people in his son’s death, the Lagos State Government is yet to initiate criminal proceedings against them.
He expressed the worry in a petition
signed by his legal counsel, Wahab Shittu (SAN), and addressed to the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, (SAN).
In the letter, Aloba urged Lagos government to begin the prosecution his son’s widow, Omowunmi Aloba, alongside others indicted by the Coroner’s Inquest into the artist’s death.
He specifically called for the prosecution of Feyisayo Ogedengbe, the auxiliary nurse who administered an injection to the singer shortly before his death in September 2023.
He also requested that other individuals present in Mohbad’s apartment at the time, particularly those who invited the nurse or failed to seek immediate medical help, to be brought to justice.
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The petition referenced the Coroner’s verdict delivered in July 2025 by Magistrate Taofikat Shotobi, who found the nurse’s actions both “unlawful and professionally negligent”, citing her administration of injection without a doctor’s prescription.
The magistrate also faulted Mohbad’s wife for opting to treat her husband at home rather than taking him to a medical facility.
Aloba, however, noted that despite these findings, the Lagos State Government is yet to initiate criminal proceedings against those indicted.
“Our client, as a bereaved father who seeks justice, is deeply troubled by the fact that, despite the clear indictments contained in the Coroner’s verdict, no prosecutorial steps have been taken since July 11, 2025,” the letter read in part.
The lawyer urged the Attorney-General to commence prosecution within 14 days, given the high sensitivity as well as the public interest surrounding the case.
Shittu further requested that if the state declines to act, the Attorney-General should grant his legal team a formal authorization to prosecute the matter on behalf of the state under the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State.
