Mohbad: Naira Marley, Sam Larry sue police over detention, demand N40m

Popular singer, Abdulazeez Fashola, well known as Naira Marley, and Lagos socialite, Samson Eletu, fondly called Sam Larry, have filed a suit to challenge their continued detention over the death of famous musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad.

Naira Marley and Sam Larry filed the suit before the Federal High Court in Lagos and are each demanding N20 million damages from the defendants.

Joined in the suits were the police and the Lagos magistrate, Adeola Olatunbosun, who ordered their (Naira Marley and Sam Larry) remand in police custody for 21 days.

In the suit filed through their lawyer, Olalekan Ojo (SAN), they are urging the court to declare that the continued detention at the Homicide Section of the Lagos State Police Command, Panti, Yaba, Lagos State, since October 4, 2023, constituted a violation of their rights.

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They are seeking “an order of the court releasing the applicants forthwith”.

In the affidavits attached to their suits, Naira Marley and Sam Larry said their “travails started between October 3 and 4, 2023 when they were arrested by the police on the alleged connection of the applicants with the death of one Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad.

“On the 4th day of October 2023, the Commissioner of Police sought an order in the Magistrates’ Court, held at Yaba to remand them for 30 days.

“Chief Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun granted the police application to remand them for only 21 days in the custody of the police.

“The 21-day remand order granted by Chief Magistrate Olatunbosun has since lapsed on October 26, 2023, and the order has not been renewed.”

The Star