Thursday, October 1, 2026 - The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved a petition by the family of the 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 was ongoing despite the recent dismissal of a suit by the
Federal High Court, Abuja.
Ogungbe submitted the petition to the IGP on April 14, 2026, and
that it was received at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on May 7.
According to the statement, the petition raised concerns
about inconsistencies in the previous investigative process and called for a
comprehensive forensic reconstruction of the circumstances surrounding Mohbad’s
death.
The lawyers said the petition was subsequently approved by
the IGP and forwarded to the Lagos State Police Command for immediate action.
The family was later informed that the petition had been
assigned to officers of the Special Enquiry Bureau for further investigation,
according to the statement.
“The family’s representative has since been invited and has
engaged with the new team of investigators assigned to the matter.
“The family has continued to follow up with the
investigators and remained engaged with the new investigative process,” the
lawyer disclosed.
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 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 noted.
The family maintained that the court’s dismissal of the suit
did not terminate the police investigation initiated through its petition.
It said it would continue to cooperate with the
investigators by providing relevant information, documents, witnesses and other
materials that could assist the probe.
The family also urged the police to conduct the
investigation with diligence, independence and professionalism while examining
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 wanted 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.
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