Joseph Aloba, Mohbad’s father, has called on the Lagos government to institute criminal proceedings against persons indicted in the coroner’s inquest into his son’s death.
Mohbad died on September 12, 2023, after receiving an injection administered by auxiliary nurse Feyisayo Ogedengbe.
He was buried the following day, but due to public outcry and ongoing investigations, his body was exhumed by the police on September 21, 2023, for an autopsy.
In May 2024, the pathologist in charge of the autopsy revealed that the cause of death could not be determined due to the decomposition of his body.
Aloba recently claimed that Wunmi, Mohbad’s wife, did not take the proper step to move his body to the morgue despite having a doctor’s report. He also alleged that she proceeded to embalm him at home.
In July 2025, Taofikat Adeayo Shotobi, the judge who presided over the coroner’s inquest, indicted Ogedengbe for “unlawful medical practice and gross medical negligence”.
The coroner also faulted Wunmi for negligence in the circumstances surrounding the medical treatment sought for the singer, while highlighting the roles of other persons who were with him at the time of death.
In a letter dated October 3 and addressed to the attorney general of Lagos state through his lawyers, Aloba demanded that criminal charges be filed against those indicted within 14 days.
“Specifically, we refer to persons indicted by the coroner verdict hereunder: Miss Ogedengbe Fisayo, indicted for unlawful medical practice and gross medical negligence; and Mrs. Omowunmi Aloba, indicted for negligence,” the letter reads.
“This includes Ibrahim Owodunni, a.k.a. Prime Boy, and others who either facilitated the invitation of the auxiliary nurse or refused to take him promptly to a recognized medical facility for treatment.”
Mohbad’s father said he was concerned that despite the coroner’s clear verdict, no prosecutorial steps had been taken against those indicted nearly three months after the judgment.
He asked the attorney general to exercise prosecutorial powers within the 14 days, or, in the alternative, grant him and his legal team a fiat to prosecute the matter on behalf of the state.
“Our Client, as a bereaved father desirous of ensuring that justice is done and seen to be done, is deeply concerned that notwithstanding the clear indictments contained in the Coroner’s Verdict, no prosecutorial steps have been taken against the aforementioned persons since the delivery of the Verdict on 11th July, 2025,” the letter reads.
“The judicial observations amount to clear indictments warranting the prosecution of the said individuals in order to give full effect to the Coroner’s findings and recommendations, and to ensure that justice is manifestly and adequately served in this matter.
“We request that you exercise your prosecutorial power on the above subject matter within 14 Days Next, in view of the high sensitivity of this matter and the public attention and outrage it has generated.”
In October 2023, Naira Marley and Sam Larry were arrested over allegations linking them to Mohbad’s death, but were released on bail after five weeks in detention.
By February 2025, a magistrate court cleared them of any involvement in the singer’s demise.
