Police Give Fresh Update on Mohbad’s Autopsy Result

Police Give Fresh Update on Mohbad’s Autopsy Result

  • The police in Lagos have revealed why the autopsy of Mohbad has not been concluded
  • Legit.ng reports that the autopsy was done in September 2023 after the police exhumed the body of the late musician
  • Police authorities have investigated Mohbad's controversial death and have disclosed that the autopsy results from samples sent abroad will take some more time before they are shared

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Ikeja, Lagos state - Fayoade Adegoke, the Lagos state commissioner of police (CP), has said that the autopsy report for late Nigerian artiste, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, is being delayed due to a toxicology report.

As reported by The Punch, Lagos police boss, Adegoke, disclosed this at the state command headquarters in Ikeja on Wednesday, January 17.

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Mohbad died under controversial circumstances on September 12, 2023. Photo credits: Mohbad, Benjamin Hundeyin
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Report on Mohbad’s death probe not out ready

Adegoke said the command was awaiting information from the specialists overseas.

His words:

“Regarding the Mohbad case, the toxicology result is not ready and it is what is delaying the autopsy result. We have to get the report from the US.
“You can recall that during the End SARS, the laboratory built by the Lagos state government was destroyed. That is why we had to go to the US to conduct toxicology.”

However, CP Adegoke assured members of the public that the police would ensure that the case is properly investigated to a reasonable conclusion, the Nigerian Tribune also noted.

Lagos Coroner on Mohbad’s autopsy

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Lagos Coroner Court sitting at Ita-Elewa, Ikorodu said that the most crucial aspect of an autopsy to determine the cause of death of Mohbad is being conducted in the USA.

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The state counsel, O. Akinde told the coroner magistrate, Adetayo Shotobi, that the autopsy has been completed, but the result is being awaited.

Police conclude Mohbad’s autopsy

Legit.ng also reported that the Lagos state police command said the autopsy on the remains of late Mohbad has been completed and the results are set to be released.

The police spokesperson revealed that the autopsy has been concluded.

“Mohbad’s dad refused to pick son's body”: Police

Meanwhile, the tragic death of Mohbad took a new turn as the Nigerian police spoke about the late entertainer's autopsy result.

It was further disclosed that the singer's father is the one delaying the burial rites of his son.

Source: Legit.ng

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