Mohbad's Father Demands Answers: "Up Till Today, I Don't Know What Killed My Son"
LAGOS, NIGERIA – In a heart-wrenching interview following the coroner's inquest into the death of his son, music star Mohbad, Mr. Aloba has expressed profound dissatisfaction with the proceedings and the overall handling of the case. With raw emotion, he recounted the bewildering events surrounding Mohbad's final hours and subsequent burial, raising critical questions about the investigation.
Mr. Aloba revealed that he was not present at the actual burial, which commenced around 1 PM the day after Mohbad's death. "I wasn't there as a father. I can't witness it," he stated, explaining that he had given instructions for the coffin and service, but personally could not bear to be present.
Disappointment in the Police Investigation
A central theme of Mr. Aloba's distress is his deep disappointment with the Nigerian Police Force's investigation. "I was so disappointed in the Nigerian police," he lamented. "People who lived with the person, none of them were thoroughly interrogated. What did they discover?"
He questioned why the police did not question those who transported Mohbad's body to the house despite a doctor's report indicating he should have gone to the morgue. This aligns with his earlier revelation that Mohbad was reportedly embalmed within three hours of being declared unwell, and after initial calls suggested he was merely in the hospital, then "okay."
"How can someone die, not even three hours, and they've already embalmed him? And the next thing, they just leave the matter, police don't interrogate them," he queried, referring to his own unsuccessful petition against the embalmer, which police allegedly dismissed.
Allegations of Compromise and Unanswered Questions
Mr. Aloba strongly suspects compromise within the police and the justice system. "I want to believe 100% that the Nigerian police was compromised," he asserted. He further suggested that the entire justice process handling the case was "very, very corrupt and compromised."
He highlighted the puzzling timeline: "Somebody, I come out from show on the 10th, they come report say don't die on the 11th, on the 12th. And that on the 12th, they deceive this old man. By 4:30 PM they call them that your son is sick. And when he got to the place, they now told him again that your son is okay, don't worry, go back home." His persistence in going to the house, driven by a father's instinct, led him to discover his son lifeless and already embalmed.
Mr. Aloba emphasized that the police's failure to immediately arrest and interrogate everyone present in the house at the time of death was a critical misstep. Instead, he noted, individuals like Prime Boy and Spendy, who were not even in the house at the time of death, were detained for four months without charges.
"Which investigation Nigerian police come do?" he asked, stressing that he remains ignorant of the true cause of his son's death. He points out the lack of phone forensics – no investigation into Mohbad's calls, financial transactions, or potential conflicts. He also clarified that he was unaware of any phone struggles between Mohbad and his wife.
The distressed father believes there was a "deliberate act to hide whatever happened in this house" and that information was intentionally spread to "cover something." He acknowledges that negligence may have played a part but insists on knowing who informed Instablog about the "ear infection" as the cause of death, and why Mohbad's wife never publicly contradicted this claim.
Despite his deep pain and the apparent frustrations, Mr. Aloba vowed to seek further legal advice to push for a deeper investigation. He questioned the lack of police interrogation of those living with Mohbad and the absence of clear findings from the pathology report.
"Up till today, I don't know what killed her," Mr. Aloba reiterated, his voice a powerful testament to a father's unwavering quest for justice for his son. The public, like Mr. Aloba, awaits concrete answers.
