Crimes

Lagos police commence investigation into Mohbad’s death

The Lagos State Police Command has commenced a “full-scale criminal investigation” into the circumstances sorrounding the death of popular singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, fondly called Mohbad.

Following the development, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, has constituted a Special Investigation Team within the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to coordinate the investigation.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in a statement issued on Saturday, September 16, 2023.

Hundeyin noted that team, which comprises seasoned homicide detectives, has been tasked to “aggregate all allegations, suspicions and insinuations from various sources on the death of the singer and undertake a professional, diligent and timely investigation with a view to establishing facts, clearing all doubts and ensuring that justice is manifestly served through a meticulous process that will deploy all requisite protocols (which may include exhumation), as well as technical and scientific tools that are vital to the detailed investigation of homicide allegations of this nature.”

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He stated that the Lagos State Government has pledged its support to the Special Investigation Team in all ways required to guarantee a diligent investigative exercise.

The police spokesperson disclosed that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, gave the assurance on Saturday while consulting with the State Commissioner of Police on how best to ensure that the case is expeditiously investigated and justice delivered promptly.

Hundeyin, however, appealed to the late singer’s family, friends, business associates, or anyone with useful information that could aid the investigation to share same with the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department and to support the police in the drive for a conclusive investigation of the case.

“The Lagos State Police Command assures that progress of the investigation will, as much as legally and professionally permissible, be shared with the general public accordingly,” he noted.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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