Lagos, Nigeria — Joseph Aloba, father of the late Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly generally known as Mohbad, has claimed that he paid N16 million for an unbiased post-mortem on his son’s physique.
Talking throughout a current TikTok dwell session, Aloba mentioned he personally made the fee to a pathologist to uncover the true reason for his son’s controversial demise.
“With all sincerity, I paid the primary tranche of N16 million to the pathologist. After that, I spent near N2 million. So, if the pathologist can come out to disclaim my declare, then don’t consider me once more,” he acknowledged.
He additionally refuted studies that he paid a lesser quantity. “Some individuals had been saying it was N12 million that I paid, however I’m nonetheless telling you now that I paid N16 million,” he mentioned.
This revelation comes roughly a month after the discharge of an unbiased post-mortem and forensic medical evaluate carried out by Dr. Uwom Eze, which didn’t decide the particular reason for Mohbad’s demise.
The second post-mortem was permitted in June 2024 by T.A. Shotobi, a Coroner Court docket Justice of the Peace in Ikorodu, Lagos, after Aloba was granted the fitting to nominate a licensed pathologist for the process.
Mohbad, a rising star in Nigeria’s music scene, died in September 2023 beneath mysterious circumstances, sparking nationwide outrage and requires justice.