Joseph Aloba, the father of late singer Mohbad, has explained why his son was buried so soon after his passing.
Mohbad died on September 12, 2023, following an injection administered by an auxiliary nurse, Feyisayo Ogedengbe. He was laid to rest the next day. However, due to widespread public concern and a police investigation, his body was exhumed on September 21, 2023, for an autopsy.
By May 2024, the pathologist handling the case stated that the exact cause of death could not be determined because the body had significantly decomposed.
In a recent interview with social commentator VeryDarkMan, Aloba recounted the confusion that followed Mohbad’s death. He said he and the singer’s associates arranged for an ambulance to transport the body to the police station to obtain a report before proceeding to a morgue. However, he claimed the police declined to issue the required documents.
“I couldn’t get close to confirm whether he was truly dead because I was in shock. I immediately called Daroosa, Mohbad’s uncle, and told him we needed to get an ambulance to take the body to the police station and then to the morgue,” he said.
“He arranged for an ambulance, and we took the body to the police station.”
Aloba disclosed that when they arrived at the station, officers asked him to write a statement. He explained that he was too distraught and requested that they document his account instead.
He said after narrating the events, an officer allegedly refused to issue a report, questioning why Mohbad’s death had not been initially reported to them.
“When we arrived, the officers asked me to write a statement about what had happened,” he said.
“I told them I wasn’t in the right state of mind to do so, and requested they write it on my behalf. They began asking me questions while I narrated the events, and they documented my statement.
“However, one officer came outside and said they wouldn’t issue a report. I asked him why, and he replied, ‘When Mohbad died, which police station did you report it to?’ and insisted on not giving me the report.”
Aloba said he proceeded to a morgue in Ikorodu, only to be told that both a police report and a doctor’s report were required to deposit the body.
He claimed that Wunmi, Mohbad’s wife, had the doctor’s report but failed to provide it or take the necessary steps.
Aloba said due to the fact he was overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next, he instructed Mohbads’s uncle to proceed with the burial.
“…I was confused about what to do next, so I decided to take the body to a morgue in Ikorodu. When we got there, I approached the morgue attendant and informed him that I had brought my son’s body for deposit,” he said.
“He asked for a police report and a doctor’s report, which I didn’t have. Meanwhile, I later realised that Wunmi had the doctor’s report. Rather than taking him to the morgue, she took him to embalm him.
“He told me they could not accept the body without those documents, and I broke down in tears.
“The arrangement with the ambulance was to transport Mohbad’s remains to the morgue. But since the morgue refused to accept the body, the driver said he could no longer carry the corpse and left Mohbad’s remains there.
“I was overwhelmed and didn’t know where else to take the body. I instructed Daroosa and walked away from the scene, where Mohbad’s widow and others were present, except for his mother, who was not there, to make arrangements for his burial.
“I instructed Daroosa and left the morgue around 2 am to go home.
“The burial began around 1pm but I wasn’t there because, as a father, I couldn’t bear to witness it. I wasn’t the one who arranged for the coffin; I only saw it online.”
