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.”

READ ALSO: Police: We’ll investigate Mohbad’s death

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

Recent Posts

Tinubu hosts Madagascar’s president in Abuja

President Bola Tinubu on Monday received Madagascar’s President Michael Randrianirina at the Presidential Villa in…

27 minutes ago

Fighting terrorism is everyone’s responsibility — Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has called on Nigerians to actively support security agencies in the fight…

44 minutes ago

Police uncover fake kidnap plot, find woman in hotel with lover

A married woman identified as Oluchi has been found in a hotel in Delta State…

1 hour ago

Nigerian-British singer Talay Riley stabbed to death in UK

Nigerian-British Grammy-winning singer Mark Olayinka, fondly called Talay Riley, has died at the age of…

2 hours ago

Police arrest 8 foreign nationals over fake kidnap in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended eight foreign nationals over their alleged involvement in…

2 hours ago

FCCPC shuts PWAN MAX office over land complaints

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has sealed the Lagos office of PWAN…

3 hours ago

This website uses cookies.