Mohbad’s Family Warns Against Commercialising Late Singer’s Death Anniversary

The family of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has opposed plans by various organisations and individuals to commemorate the first anniversary of his death.

Mohbad, who passed away under mysterious circumstances on September 12, 2023, was buried the following day. His body was exhumed on September 21 for an autopsy.

In a statement released by Monisola Odumosu, a member of the Aloba family’s legal team, the family requested to grieve privately without added burden of elaborate public events.

They also issued a warning to those attempting to use the anniversary for “commercial purposes”.

“It has come to the attention of the Aloba family that some organizations have been planning to celebrate the first anniversary of the death of the late son and singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba (Mohbad),” the statement read.

“The Aloba family wishes to appeal to such interest groups to suspend such ideas for the following reasons:

“The late singer is yet to be buried. As such, the family would wish the public to join them in prayers at his anniversary rather than organizing any elaborate events that will affect their emotions.

“It is no longer news that some individuals and organizations have been planning to carry out events to commemorate the late singer’s death. We will appeal to such persons and organizations to seek proper approval from the family before going on with such plans.

“The Aloba family would not wish the goodwill of their illustrious son to be employed for commercial purposes. The family will appreciate individuals and organizations respecting the family’s stand and praying with them at this difficult time.”

The controversy surrounding Mohbad’s death has continued to garner attention.

On June 7, a report on the autopsy result from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) stated that there were “no significant gross findings” that could be attributed to his death.

The toxicology results reveal the “positive finding of Diphenhydramine, an anti-histamine; however, this concentration was not in a fatal or lethal range.”

However, the Aloba family rejected the autopsy result and called for an independent post-mortem and toxicology test.

Last month, Monisola Odumosu confirmed that a two-part autopsy was being conducted on Mohbad, with the first phase completed and the second phase involving further toxicology and histology tests.

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