July 24, (THEWILL) – The family of Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, has conducted another toxicology test to determine the cause of the singer’s death.
Mohbad died under mysterious circumstances on September 12 and was buried the next day.
On September 21, his body was exhumed while an autopsy was carried out that same day.
In May, Wahab Shittu, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said the pathologist in charge of the autopsy told the coroner that Mohbad’s body had decomposed by the time the test was conducted.
The pathologist also said the cause of the singer’s death could not be ascertained.
Mohbad’s autopsy result from the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital showed that no significant gross finding could be attributed to the singer’s death.
The toxicology revealed the positive finding of Diphenhydramine, an antihistamine; however, this concentration was not in a fatal or lethal range.
Last month, the Aloba family rejected the autopsy result while also demanding an independent post-mortem and toxicology test.
In a statement on Tuesday, Monisola Odumosu, a member of Aloba’s legal team, said a two-part autopsy is being conducted on Mohbad.
She disclosed that the first phase had been carried out last week while the second part involved “a toxicology and histology test”.
The lawyer added that the procedure was witnessed by Joseph Aloba, Mohbad’s father, and a pathologist representing Wunmi, the late singer’s wife.
“The second autopsy was requested by the Aloba family and ordered by the Magistrate of the Coroner Court, Ms. T.A. Shotobi was conducted on Friday, July 19, and Saturday, July 20, 2024. This autopsy is a two-part exercise, with the first part now completed,” the statement reads in part.
“If the cause of death cannot be determined from this initial examination, the second part will proceed, involving a toxicology and histology test on the necessary samples already obtained.
“This comprehensive procedure, conducted last Friday, was witnessed only by Mr. Joseph Aloba, the forensic pathologist appointed by Mr. Joseph Aloba and his team, legal representatives of both Mr. Joseph Aloba and a pathologist appointed by Wunmi Aloba to observe the procedure.”
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
