Mr. Joseph Aloba, the father of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, professionally known as Mohbad, has disclosed that the request for a DNA test for the late singer’s son has escalated to a global level and is no longer confined to Nigeria.
The paternity of Mohbad’s five-month-old son has become a subject of discussion since the rapper’s passing, with some social media users calling for a DNA test to be conducted on the late rapper’s child to dispel doubts regarding his wife’s loyalty to Mohbad.
During an interview with the BBC Pidgin Service, Mr. Mohbad’s father underscored the strong bond he shared with his late son, characterizing their relationship as that of close companions who interacted like brothers.
Aloba said, “This thing has come to the majority now, not only Nigeria. So they should do the proper thing at the proper time.”
Earlier in an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, Mohbad’s father had disclosed how his late son met his wife, Wunmi, at Naira Marley’s Marlian Music label. Mohbad died on September 12, 2023, in Lagos State.
While describing Mohbad as a simple and modest individual, Aloba added that the duo had known each other at a very tender age at Oke-Iletu, Ikorodu, Lagos, before they were able to reconnect at Naira Marley’s label.
He, however, noted that before they reconnected, there was no string attached between them. Wunmi is said to have given birth to Liam, son of the deceased.
Clarifying this through the song “Komajensun” which Mohbad sang in 2020 featuring Naira Marley, Aloba spoke of a lyric, “Naira lo gbe omo fun mi, I’m not a womaniser”, in the song referencing how Mohbad reconnected with Wunmi at Marlian record.
“He (Mohbad) met the lady (Wunmi) there (at Marlian Music) but they had known each other from Oke-Iletu, even though the lady was a student then,” Aloba disclosed to this reporter.
The Lagos State Police Command has commenced an investigation to unravel the circumstances leading to the artiste’s death.
Meanwhile, the Coroner’s inquest into the death of Mohbad has fixed October 13, 2023, for witnesses to appear before it.
Attorney Funmi Falana, who represented Mohbad’s family, alongside other lawyers, had closed-door proceedings to discuss the modalities for hearing of evidence.
Speaking to the journalist after the proceedings, Falana said, “What we did today was to decide how and when the procedures would help get justice. The date has been fixed and we will be bringing our witnesses.”
