CITIZENS COMPASS —As investigation into the death of the Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba continues in Lagos State, his widow, Omowunmi, has narrated the circumstances leading to his death.
According to her, the singer suffered psychological stress that led to his death.
Recall that the 27 years old singer died on September 12, 2023, in Ajah and was buried in Gberigbe, Ikorodu area of Lagos.
Omowunmi was speaking on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at the Coroner Inquest sitting in Ikorodu.
According to her, Mohbad had died a long time ago before he was declared dead due to past incidents of bullying, psychological trauma, and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrest.
How he died
Narrating how the singer died, the widow testified that he died in his room in the afternoon on Tuesday, September 12, 2023.
She said before his death, he had taken a shower and was not feeling okay, so he asked that they switch on the air conditioner in his room, but the AC wasn’t working, so they rushed him to the son’s room.
Omowunmi stated that she was in the kitchen while this was happening, adding that when she came out, she saw the nurse injecting him, and she heard Mohbad telling her (nurse) to remove the syringe.
She further told the coroner that it was at that point that they had to rush him to the hospital.
According to her, he was at the back seat of the car when the driver said his hands were already cold.
“Immediately I called a bike (motorcycle), OG, his friend, and Mohbad entered the bike, then I took another bike and went straight to the hospital.
It was the doctor, nurses, the Disc Jockey, and Mohbad ‘s brother that were inside the room while I was outside, when they told me that he was dead, I said it was not possible because I still spoke to him 20 minutes ago and he said after his injection, he would take his son for five months photo shoot,” he said.
Last moment
She also explained that before his death they went for a show on Monday, September 11, 2023, and they were about 10 people.
The widow of the singer added that she and their baby were inside the car waiting for Mohbad while he was performing and after his performance, Mohbad complained that he was tired and needed to go home, but that he was asked to wait for other artists to finish with their own performance and they waited for an hour.
Speaking on the fight that broke out in the car, she stated that Mohbad had an argument with his younger brother inside the car when Mohbad’s friend, Owodunni Ibrahim, also known as Prime Boy, said his younger brother couldn’t be the one who would disrespect him.
She added, “Prime Boy said he knew what he would have done, but Mohbad told Prime Boy that it was because they were outside and that if they were at home, he would have fought his brother.
“Prime Boy and Mohbad started fighting and I went to get his workers to come and separate them and by the time I came back, people had already separated them.
“During the fight, Mohbad sustained a minor injury at his elbow when he hit the window of the car. The nurse who injected Mohbad has been treating him for two years.
“The nurse injected Mohbad on his shoulder. After the February 22, 2022, NDLEA incident, Mohbad became fearful and refused to go to the hospital because his head was hit with a gun by NDLEA.
“I was beaten and pushed inside the gutter because I confronted and questioned the NDLEA why they harassed my husband. He was given substance by the NDLEA ever since then he has not been himself.”
She also told the coroner that after the NDLEA attack, he got paranoid and lost his memory up to the extent of forgetting his phone password.
The witness told Magistrate Sotobi Adedayo that people started saying that he was mad and became depressed.
According to her, after Mohbad’s death, she was not aware of where he was buried or even the mortuary and didn’t know anything after.
She further stated that they planned to kidnap Mohbad’s son.
Omowunmi said that she has been getting threats and has always been going out with a face mask because of the threat.
She said, “Mohbad wanted to fly his son to Canada, that was why he got a visa because he didn’t want his son Liam to clock one year in Nigeria.”
Mohbad’s wife said he had always wanted his child to be given birth to, in Canada, but because they were not financially buoyant, he begged her to allow him to fly the child, to which she agreed.
