‘He’s yet to be buried’ — family rejects anniversary event for Mohbad

The family of Mohbad has kicked against plans by some organisations and individuals to commemorate the first anniversary of his death.

Born Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, Mohbad died under mysterious circumstances on September 12 and was buried the next day. On September 21, his body was exhumed while an autopsy was carried out that same day.

In a statement by Monisola Odumosu, a member of Aloba’s legal team, Mohbad’s family expressed their desire to grieve their son privately without elaborate events that may exacerbate their emotional pain.

They also warned individuals and organisations planning to “use Mohbad’s memory for commercial purposes”.

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

“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 organising any elaborate events that will affect their emotions.

“It is no longer news that some individuals and organisations have been planning to carry out events to commemorate the late singer’s death. We will appeal to such persons and organisations 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 organisations respecting the family stand and praying with them at this difficult time.”

On June 7, TheCable Lifestyle obtained Mohbad’s autopsy result from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH).

The result showed that “no significant gross finding” could be attributed to Mohbad’s death.

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

In June, the Aloba family rejected the autopsy result while also demanding an independent post-mortem and toxicology test.

Last month, Monisola said a two-part autopsy is being conducted on Mohbad.

She disclosed that the first phase had been carried out while the second part involved “a toxicology and histology test”.