Mohbad
By Our Reporter
Late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad died as a result of complications resulting from the presence of Diphenhydramine, an anti-histamine, but the concentration was not in a fatal or lethal range.
The report concludes that there is a possibility of a drug reaction or anaphylactic shock. It also notes that the body was not embalmed prior to burial and was exhumed eight days after burial, which may have impacted the toxicology results. It stated: “Following the Order for Exhumation, the body was exhumed on 21/09/2023 (8 days after the burial)………..in the light of the foregoing, cause of death could not be ascertained.
According to the report, the autopsy was conducted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), where samples of Mohbad’s gastric content, blood, bone marrow, liver, kidney, and lung were retrieved for toxicology tests.
The report indicates that Mohbad sustained an injury on his right forearm and his body was exhumed with moderate to severe decomposition.
Mohbad’s death, shrouded in mystery, led to several arrests, including an auxiliary nurse who administered an injection to him before his demise. The singer died on September 12, 2023, and was buried the following day.
Swift police investigations revealed that the auxiliary nurse was the prime suspect in his death.
Feyisayo Ogedengbe admitted to giving Mohbad an injection after his father, Joseph Aloba, disclosed that he passed away following the injection.
According to the Lagos State Police Commissioner, Idowu Owohunwa, the auxiliary nurse “administered multiple and highly potent injections which triggered an immediate reaction that eventually occasioned the death of Mohbad”. The injections, consisting of tetanus toxoid, paracetamol, and ceftriaxone (IV), were administered at Mohbad’s residence. “She acknowledged that it was the injections that she administered on the deceased that triggered the reactions. Other expert opinions and witness statements corroborated her admittance,” Owohunwa added. He continued, “Her actions of administering doses of Tetanus Toxoid, Paracetamol (IV) and Ceftriaxone injection (IV) on Mohbad at his residence on 12th September 2023 immediately and directly triggered the reactions (including vomiting, goose bumps, convulsion) that eventually resulted in the singer’s death. This criminal liability is further heightened granted the evidential fact that as an auxiliary nurse, she is not qualified to administer such medications or function as a qualified nurse. She also did this in a non-clinical environment and in a professionally negligent manner that negated standard medical protocols.” Naira Marley, Sam Larry, and Primeboy were among those arrested in connection to Mohbad’s death.
