"Assault, Terrorism": Lawyer Asks Police to Arrest Mohbad's Attackers, Lists Offences

"Assault, Terrorism": Lawyer Asks Police to Arrest Mohbad's Attackers, Lists Offences

  • The management of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, known as Mohbad, confirmed his death on Tuesday, September 12
  • Shortly after his death, a video showing the moment a group of men stormed the music set of the singer and attempted to harass him while with Zlatan Ibile sparked outrage on social media
  • Weighing into the conversation, a lawyer said those seen in the video should be arrested and prosecuted

Ikorodu, Lagos state - Bolanle Cole, a lawyer, has asked the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to arrest some men who allegedly stormed the music set of deceased singer, Mohbad, to harass him.

The lawyer also said the suspects should be charged to court.

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Nigerians continue to comment on Mohbad’s death. Photo credit: @iammohbad
Source: Twitter

Mohbad: "Police should make arrests", lawyer

Mohbad died on Tuesday, September 12 at the age of 27. His death has continued to elicit intense controversies.

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Fans of Mohbad have continued to demand investigation into the circumstances that led to his death.

In a video, a nurse at the hospital where Mohbad reportedly died disclosed that he passed away due to the charm used on him.

Some speculations also claimed he suffered several harassments and was depressed.

Reacting to a video where Mohbad reportedly suffered harassment, Barrister Cole wrote on X (formerly Twitter):

“Nigerian Police should pick up everyone in that video for interrogation and further investigation.
“Incase they don’t know what to arrest and charge them for: Let me assist:

1. Assault

2. Battery

3. Threat to life

4. Breach of public peace

5. And Terrorism.

“Mohbad should undergo autopsy”, doctor

In an earlier report by Legit.ng, popular doctor on X, Olufunmilayo Ogunsanya, said a post-mortem should be done on Mohbad.

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Reports earlier surfaced that the singer's partner unsuccessfully pushed for an autopsy before he was eventually buried.

Mohbad: Rinsola Abiola speaks

Legit.ng also reported the reaction of Rinsola Abiola, one of the daughters of late Moshood Abiola, to Mohbad's death.

Rinsola said for families that have their eyes primarily on a man’s wealth, “once he dies, it's payback time".

She also said most family members do not actually care about the children the deceased spouse leaves behind.

Source: Legit.ng

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng and a certified journalist with over 9 years of experience. He edited Politics Nigeria's articles, was the Acting Editor of AllNews Nigeria and Fact-Checking Researcher (Africa Check). He received his HND in Mass Communication from The Polytechnic Ibadan. He received a Certificate of Achievement (Journalism Clinic’s Fix The Leak masterclass, 2021) and also completed Google News Initiative's Advance digital reporting curriculum. Contact him at ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.