BREAKING: Coroner's Inquest into Mohbad's Death Begins in Lagos
- Preliminary investigations into the untimely death of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad, have commenced
- The inquest started on Friday, September 29, at the Magistrate court in Ikorodu, Lagos state
- Mohbad's legal team includes Funmi, wife of human rights lawyer, Femi Falana; and Festus Ogun, also a human rights lawyer.
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Ikorodu, Lagos state - The coroner's inquest into the death of Mohbad has started, Legit.ng understands.
Mohbad's died on September 12, and his death has continued to generate reactions.
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Mohbad: Lagos begins coroner's inquest
The inquest is happening at Magistrate Court 3, Candide Johnson Courthouse, Ita-Elewa, lkorodu, Lagos.
Funmi Falana, one of the legal practitioners representing Mohbad's family, spoke at the court.
She said:
"What we are here to do is to ensure that justice is served and get to the root cause of the death of the young man so that it would serve as a deterrent to people.
"Whatever is supposed to be done so that such will not happen again will be done."
She added:
"The coroner is to investigate the cause of death, not to give judgment.
Following the preliminary sitting on Friday, September 29, the inquiry will continue at the magistrate court on Friday, October 13.
Govt orders coroner inquest into Mohbad’s death
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Justice Mojisola Dada, the Chief Coroner of the Lagos State Judiciary, ordered an inquest into Mohbad's death.
In a letter dated September 18th, 2023, and addressed to Justice Dada, Femi Falana Chambers requested the inquest to unravel the circumstances surrounding what it described as the “very tragic” death of the 27-year-old singer under “mysterious” circumstances.
Mohbad: "Mob denied Naira Marley a right"
Legit.ng also reported that a prominent social media personality, Reno Omokri, responded to accusations that he collected money from singer Azeez Adeshina Fashola, known professionally as Naira Marley to interview him.
Omokri interviewed Naira Marley where the embattled musician addressed concerns and rumours before and after Mohbad's demise.
Omokri said he only interviewed Naira Marley because he believes he (Marley) “has a right to be heard".
Source: Legit.ng
