Naira Marley demands fresh probe into Mohbad’s death
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nigerian rapper and record label owner, Azeez Fashola, better known as Naira Marley, has called on the Lagos State Police Command to intensify the investigation into the death of late singer, Ileriuwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka Mohbad.
He made the plea on Tuesday evening in a video broadcast via his YouTube channel.
Mohbad, a rising star, died under controversial circumstances on September 12, 2023.
Following his demise, his former record label boss, Naira Marley, and his associate, Samlarry were fingered in his death.
They were initially arrested and detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, for two months but were later released after meeting their bail conditions.
Recounting his side of the story, Naira Marley maintained his innocence in the singer’s death.
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He also urged the police to re-arrest him, his associate, Samsan Balogun, aka Samlarry, and all others accused of involvement in Mohbad’s death.
He went on to advise that a trustworthy officer should be put in charge of the case this time.
He said, “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.
“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.”
Naira Marley further revealed that he has agreed with Mohbad’s lawyer to give his royalties to whichever member of his family the court chooses to be in charge of his estate.
