A Disc Jockey, DJ,AJISEGIRI AYOBAMI on Wednesday, told a Lagos Coroner, Magistrate ADEDAYO SHOTOBI, the late singer ILERIOLUWA ALOBA , famously known as Mohbad died after he was administered an injection by a nurse.
AYOBAMI, who claimed that he was with him on the day he died, also testified that Mohbad vomited the noodles his brother,ADURA ALOBA, had earlier prepared for him before the medical treatment.
The witness further told Magistrate SHOTOBI that the previous day, which was on Sunday, they went for a show at Ikorodu, and on their way back, their Prado Jeep was blocked, and he saw Mohbad come down from his Jeep to fight his friend, Primeboy and then he got injured.
He also stated that although the wound was a small cut on his hand but by the time they got home at midnight, the hand was already swollen.
AYOBAMI, said that he and other people in the house tried to call Mohbad’s personal nurse, but she said she was not around, so one of their team members called SPENDING said he had a nurse, and they called the nurse, who came to administer an injection on him.
AYOBAMI said, “The nurse asked him to go and get him drugs; while they were at the pharmacy, he called the house to know how he was feeling, and he was asked to come back.
AYOBAMI said When he got back, they were already outside trying to put Mohbad in a neighbour’s car to get him to the hospital, but said the singer was already lifeless as his eyes were closed, and his hands were falling.
Speaking further, AYOBAMI said While they were on their way to the hospital, there was traffic, so he got down from the other vehicle and ran to the hospital to request for an ambulance, and he was told no.
The witness in his testimony said before he could get back to them, he saw the other persons in the car bringing Mohbad on a bike, and when they got to the hospital he was confirmed dead.
Also speaking, Mohbad’s mother, ABOSEDE ALOBA told the coroner’s inquest that her late son was supposed to be a pastor, according to a prophecy when she gave birth to him.
She said she didn’t know that her son was a musician until she and Mohbad reconnected in 2019 at Ayobo after she left him with his father when he was three years old.
Also, she said the late singer accused Naira Marley of being after his life.
Also, the father of the late singer, JOSEPH ALOBA told the coroner’s inquest that Naira Marley’s cronies assaulted him.
He said, on October, 2022 his son wrote petition against AZEEZ FASHOLA, popularly called Naira Marley, to the Nigerian police for investigation as regards the assault and threat to his life by AZEEZ FASHOLA, aka Naira Marley.
The singer’s father said sequel to the paragraph above, his son terminated his contract with Marlian’s Record owned by AZEEZ FASHOLA, since then he has no peace.
He also said in August, his son was attacked by SAM LARRY and his boys at Elegushi area where his son was doing a video recording and production with a fellow musician Zlatan.
He noted that his son told him that it was customary for SAM LARRY and his boys to always attack him and his musical groups whenever he was in SAM LARRY axis Lekki area for a show.
He added that his son also wrote petition against SAM LARRY to the Nigeria Police in respect to the above assault and nothing was done by the Police.”
Magistrate SHOTOBI adjourned the proceedings to November 7.