MOHBAD: IGP APPROVES FAMILY’S PETITION FOR FRESH INVESTIGATION INTO SINGER’S DEATH

Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved a petition by the family of late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, seeking a fresh and comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.

The family disclosed this through its lawyer, Oladayo Ogungbe, in a statement dated September 29, 2026, clarifying that the police re-investigation remains ongoing despite the recent dismissal of a separate suit by the Federal High Court in Abuja.

According to Ogungbe, the Aloba family submitted the petition to the Inspector-General of Police on April 14, 2026, and it was received at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on May 7.

The petition, the lawyer said, raised concerns over inconsistencies in the previous investigative process and called for a comprehensive forensic reconstruction of the circumstances surrounding Mohbad’s death.

Following its approval by the IGP, the petition was forwarded to the Lagos State Police Command for immediate action.

The family was subsequently informed that the matter had been assigned to officers of the Special Enquiry Bureau for further investigation.

“The family’s representative has since been invited and has engaged with the new team of investigators assigned to the matter,” Ogungbe said.

He added that the family had continued to follow up with the investigators and remained actively engaged with the new investigative process.

The clarification followed the dismissal, on September 25, 2026, of Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/363/2026 by the Federal High Court, Abuja.

Ogungbe stressed that the suit was separate from the family’s petition to the police and was neither instituted by the Aloba family nor filed with its authority or consent.

“The Aloba Family therefore does not wish the public to conflate the dismissal of that suit with the separate investigative process already commenced pursuant to the Family’s petition to the Inspector-General of Police,” the statement said.

The family maintained that the court’s dismissal of the suit did not bring to an end the police investigation initiated through its petition.

It also pledged to continue cooperating with investigators by providing relevant information, documents, witnesses and other materials that could assist the probe.

The family urged the police to conduct the investigation with diligence, independence and professionalism, including a thorough examination of all relevant persons and circumstances.

The lawyers said the family was not seeking to prejudge the outcome of the investigation or engage in “trial by media,” but was seeking a credible, comprehensive and transparent process capable of establishing the facts surrounding Mohbad’s death.

“The re-investigation is ongoing. The Aloba Family remains fully engaged. The pursuit of justice for Mohbad continues,” the statement concluded.