Nigeria Police to exhume Mohbad’s corpse to unravel cause of death
The Lagos State Command of the Nigeria Police has inaugurated a 13-man investigative panel to unravel the mysteries surrounding the death of 27-year-old fast-rising artiste, Ileri-Oluwa Oladimeji popularly known as Mohbad.
Mohbad died on Tuesday amid suspicious circumstances that have sparked off widespread controversies, especially in the social media.
He was said to have been frustrated by his former record label, Marlian Records, and his life threatened by one Samlarry and others.
Mohbad’s reference to Walking Dead in one of his songs was carried a cryptic message that Nigerian musical fans said was allusion to his expected sudden death.
He said he was a walking dead and he would be loved the more when he would be no more.
Subsequently, the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, ordered the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, to investigate the death.
The command in a report on Monday said a panel had been constituted to unravel the case and give an interim report in two weeks.
“Following the death of one Ileri Oluwa Oladimeji AKA Mohbad. ‘M’ Aged 27yrs which occurred in the month of September 12th 2023, and in the overriding public interest, the Command has set up a special investigative team to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of the victim, identify witnesses, culprits if any and any person that will be helpful to the investigative process and deploy processes and other technological tools to aid the investigative course in line with the relevant provisions of the Nigeria,” the report read.
The panel is to carry out discreet investigation which covers exhumation, autopsy/toxicology/histology, scene visit, hospital/medical report, records of suspects/witnesses statements.
The team members are stated below:
- DET. ACP SAHEED KASSIM – Head
- DET. CSP CRIS ONYEISI
- DET. SP MASTA ALH. BUNU
- DET. SP IBRAHIM A. YUSUF
- DET. DSP AHMED ABDULLAHI
- DET. ASP ODERINDE GALFAR
- DET. ASP ALABI BOLANLE
- DET. ASP MOHAMMED YUSU
- DET. INSPR. ADESIDA ADEFISAYO
10.DET. INSPR. AMEH MICHAEL
10.DET. INSPR. OISA ROSELINE
12.DET. INSPR. MAYOWA OWOEYE
13.DET. INSPR. BABATUNDE VICTOR
LEGAL TEAM
- SP CARDOSO YETUNDE ESQ – OC Legal
- DSP UMAR BELLO ESQ – Legal Officer
- ASP AUGUSTINE NWABUISI ESQ – Legal Officer
FORENSIC TEAM
1 DET. CSP AYITU AKPAMA – Team Leader
2 DET. INSPR ELIZABETH OLOKODE – Member
3 DET. INSPR QUEEN AGOFURE – Member
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