By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola
The family of late Afrobeats singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has said a fresh police investigation into his death is under way, after the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) approved its petition and ordered a comprehensive re-investigation.
The family’s lawyer, Oladayo Ogungbe, disclosed this in a statement released 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 urged the public not to treat the two as the same process.
To understand the new development, Ogungbe traced it to the singer’s death. Mohbad died on September 12, 2023, at the age of 27, a death that triggered widespread public concern. His remains were exhumed days later for an autopsy, but questions surrounding the case have continued to generate public interest.
Years later, on April 14, 2026, the Aloba family submitted a petition to the IGP, Ogungbe explained. The petition was received at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on May 7.
The lawyer said the petition raised concerns over inconsistencies in the earlier investigative process. It also called for a comprehensive forensic reconstruction of the circumstances surrounding the singer’s death.
The IGP subsequently approved the petition and ordered a fresh and comprehensive investigation. According to the family, a new team of investigators has been assigned to the matter, and the family’s representative has since been invited and has engaged with the team.
“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.
