Legal Battle Over MOHBAD's Death Shifts to Abuja Federal High Court

The legal battle over the controversial death of Lagos afrobeats singer, ILERIOLUWA ALOBA, popularly known as MOHBAD, has shifted to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Justice JAMES OMOTOSHO of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 28, 2026, for hearing of a suit seeking to compel the Nigeria Police Force to reopen an investigation into MOHBAD’s death. The respondents in the matter are the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command. The fresh suit was instituted by a non-governmental organisation, the Registered Trustees of Break the Silence Foundation. The group is seeking an order of mandamus compelling the police to conduct a thorough, diligent, and impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the singer’s death in September 2023. During the court session on the matter, counsel for the applicant, TUNDE FALOLA, told the court that all the respondents in the suit had been duly served, following which Justice OMOTOSHO adjourned the matter for hearing.