The family of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, better known as Mohbad, has conducted a new autopsy to determine the actual cause of his death.
A member of the family’s legal team, Monisola Odumosu, disclosed that the autopsy was conducted on Friday, July 19, and Saturday, July 20.
Odumosu stated that if the initial post-mortem procedure fails to determine the cause of death, the family plans to conduct toxicology and histology tests on the samples obtained.
Odumosu said: “The second autopsy, requested by the Aloba family and ordered by Magistrate T.A. Shotobi, took place on July 19 and 20, 2024.
“This is a two-part process, and if the initial examination doesn’t reveal the cause of death, toxicology and histology tests will be conducted.”
The legal team further noted that the autopsy was witnessed by Mohbad’s father and two pathologists appointed by both him and Mohbad’s wife, Wunmi.
The statement added: “The procedure was observed by Mr Joseph Aloba, the forensic pathologist he appointed, his legal representatives, and a pathologist appointed by Wunmi Aloba.”
Recalls that on June 26, the Coroner Court Magistrate in Ikorodu, Lagos State, T.A. Shotobi, granted Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, permission to hire a licensed pathologist for an independent autopsy.
Mohbad died on September 12, 2023, at the age of 26 in a controversial manner, and the cause of his death remains unclear.
Following Mohbad’s death, his body was exhumed on September 21, 2023, for an autopsy to uncover the cause of death.