The Magistrate Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos, has acquitted popular singer, Abdulazeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, over Mohbad’s death.
Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje in his ruling, said Naira Marley had no case to answer.
Alongside the musician, the court also freed music promoter, Samson Balogun, known as Sam Larry; Owodunni Ibrahim, also called Primeboy; and Mohbad’s former manager, Opere Babatunde.
However, the Directorate of Public Prosecution, DPP, will prosecute Feyisayo Ogedengbe. She was the auxiliary nurse who treated Mohbad shortly before he passed.
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One of Mohbad’s friends, Ayobami Sadiq, will also be prosecuted for the offence of reckless and negligent acts contrary to Section 251 (e) of the Criminal Law, Ch C.17, Vol.3, Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
The duo are due to be prosecuted at the magistrate court.
Meanwhile, Late Mohbad’s wife Omowunmi Aloba, says she is “the most bullied widow” in Nigeria.
She stated that her father-in-law, Joseph Aloba, is bullying her. She also alleges that he is turning many people against her by demanding a DNA test for her son, Liam.
On TVC’s programme Your View, Omowunmi said,
“I have nothing to hide. I don’t have an issue with my father-in-law asking me for a DNA test, but it’s the way he is going about it. Presently, I am the most bullied widow in Nigeria.”
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She mentioned that she and her father-in-law were best friends before her husband’s passing. She emphasised that he was the one who pressured both her and her late husband into having a child when they weren’t ready, influencing them through fasting and prayer.
Mohbad’s death trended on the internet when he passed on September 1, 2023.
