Abosede Aloba, the mother of late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, fondly called Mohbad, says her relationship with the late musician was not cordial for a long time.
Abosede, on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, told a coroner’s court that the soured relationship was because Mohbad’s father, Joseph, took him away and instructed him not to contact her.
She, however, told the Coroner, Magistrate Adedayo Shotobi, that she began to relate better with Mohbad in 2019.
She testified during a corner’s inquest into the death of his son.
The popular singer died on September 12 at the age of 27 and was buried the following day.
His death has been generating controversies, prompting the Lagos State Government to direct a coroner’s inquest into the death.
The inquest, which began on October 13, is taking place at the Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State.
Abosede further stated that herself and Joseph went to the residence of singer Azeez Fashola, well known as Naira Marley, to ask him why he had been been having a dispute with Mohbad.
She added: “I asked Mohbad to call Pasuma to report Naira Marley because of the consistent beating, and Pasuma said he would intervene.
“Mohbad kept on cautioning me not to talk.
“I only got to know about the injury four days after and the only person he had issues with is Naira Marley.
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“The only complain from the wife about him was infidelity.”
Also testifying, Mohbad’s Disk Jockey, Sultan Ayobami, said he knew the deceased since 2018 and started working with him in 2022.
Ayobami disclosed that Mohbad was bullied twice, adding that the first time was in June at a club in the Lagos Island area of Lagos, while the second took place at Elegushi, Lagos Island, during a film shooting “when Sam Larry drove in with his boys and started to beat Mohbad before he was rescued by Zlatan who took him to his car”.
He said the matter was reported to the police, adding that Mohbad’s brother, Aduragbemi Aloba, was present when Larry threatened to kill Mohbad.
The DJ disclosed that Mohbad sustained injuries during an altercation with Marley, adding that a nurse was invited to treat him.
Ayobami said: “When I got back from the chemist where I went to get drugs, I met Mobhad on the floor lifeless and we rushed him to a hospital where he was confirmed dead.”
Earlier, Mohbad’s father, Joseph, told the coroner’s court that the late singer had been living with Marley since December 2019.
Joseph said he and his son lived together for 18 years, adding that he did not know the exact house in which his late son was living with Marley.
He testified that his son left his (Joseph‘s) house at the age of consent and began to assist Marley while embarking on his own career in music.
Joseph said he saw Mohbad three days before his death, adding that he saw the deceased’s casket only in a picture.
He stated that the deceased assured him that he would be able to handle his dispute with Marley.
Joseph testified that Mohbad’s landed property were in the custody of his mother-in-law, adding that the deceased often told him about his possessions held by his wife and her family.
He further claimed that Mohbad’s wife put sleeping pills into his food sometimes, adding that his daughter-in-law had been unfaithful to the late singer.
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