Mohbad: Lagos announces date to begin coroner’s inquest

Chief Coroner of the High Court of Lagos State Justice Mojisola Dada has said that an inquest into the death of singer Oladimeji Aloba aka Mohbad will begin at noon on Friday, September 29, at the Magistrate Court three in Ikorodu, Lagos State.

Dada disclosed this in a letter dated September 26, and addressed to rights lawyer Femi Falana.

The letter reads, ”I have the directives of the Chief Coroner Lagos State, Hon. Justice M.A Dada, to notify your good office of his Lordship’s order to convoke an inquest into the death of the above-named Late Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba AKA “Mohbad”. In view of the letter from your office to the Chief Coroner over the death which you stated occurred in a strange and suspicious circumstances which requires the convocation of an inquest pursuant to the extant provisions of Ss 14 & 15 of the CORONER’S SYSTEM LAW of Lagos State, Cap C15, Law of Lagos State 2015.

“Your office is HEREBY NOTIFIED that preliminary enquiries into the death of the Late Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba AKA ‘Mohbad’, by the undersigned coroner will commence on: Date: Friday the 29th September, 2023.”

The letter was in response to a request for inquest by Mr Falana.

Mohbad died under controversial circumstances on September 12 at the age of 27.