Ayoba also described his relationship with Mohbad as more of friendship than that of a dad and son
By Kehinde Okeowo
Joseph Ayoba, father of the late Afrobeats singer and songwriter, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji, better known as Mohbad, has revealed a dream he had two days before the artiste’s death.
TheNiche reported that Mohbad died in Lagos on Tuesday, September 12 at the age of 27.
He was buried a day after his demise in the Ikorodu axis of Lagos State amidst tears from family, friends, fans and sympathizers.
Speaking on Wednesday during an interview with blogger, @og_baba1, Mohbad’s dad recalled he had a dream where he was shot at a few days before his son’s demise.
According to Ayoba, he thought he survived the attack in the dream until he learnt about the demise of his son.
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He went on to describe his relationship with Mohbad as a very close one, saying the last time he visited the late singer, they had lunch together
He said, “Mohbad is my friend. I called him Oladimeji (meaning my second) because I’m the only son of my parents. We were really close.
“The last day we met which was last Saturday, I went there (Mohbad’s house) and we dined together. When I was leaving, he also gave me some money like he always did.
“I had a dream about him two days before the incident. In the dream, I saw someone trying to shoot me. I thought I escaped the bullet not knowing something like this would happen to me.”
On what led to his son’s death, Ayoba said, “According to what I heard from people, though I don’t believe was that an auxiliary nurse administered him an injection, and that could have led to anything.”