By our reporter 1.10.2026
Based on a petition raised by the family of late singer and rapper Ilerioluea Aloba a.k.a Mohbad, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has ordered a fresh forensic examination of the artist’s death on September 12, 2023 in Lagos.
The new development was disclosed in a statement released by Oladayo Ogungbe, the family’s lawyer. It came days after the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a separate suit seeking to compel the police to reopen investigations into the singer’s death. The family stressed that the court case was unrelated to its petition and that the police re-investigation remains ongoing.
Ogungbe explained that the Aloba family submitted its petition to the IGP on April 14, 2026, while it was received at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on May 7. The lawyer also said the petition raised concerns over inconsistencies in the earlier investigative process and called for a comprehensive forensic reconstruction of the circumstances surrounding Mohbad’s death.
“The family’s representative has since been invited and has engaged with the new team of investigators assigned to the matter. 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 re-investigation is ongoing. The Aloba Family remains fully engaged. The pursuit of justice for Mohbad continues,” the statement said in part.
Mohbad sudden death provoked widespread public outrage following the circumstances surrounding his demise at 27. His remains were exhumed days later for an autopsy, but questions surrounding the case have continued to generate public interest.