Court Fixes September 29 For Judgment In Suit Seeking Fresh Police Probe Into Mohbad’s Death

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed September 29, 2026, for judgment in a suit seeking to compel the Inspector-General of Police to reopen investigations into the death of Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad.

Justice James Omotosho fixed the date on Thursday, June 25, after hearing arguments in the suit filed by Break the Silence Foundation, a non-governmental organisation.

The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/363/2026, lists the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force and the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, as respondents. Punch reported that none of the respondents was represented in court when the matter was called on Thursday.

Counsel to the plaintiff, Tunde Falola, adopted all processes filed on behalf of the organisation and urged the court to grant the reliefs sought. The court also heard an application by Samson Obaboye, who sought to be joined in the suit as an interested party.

Justice Omotosho dismissed the application, holding that the applicant failed to establish sufficient legal interest in the case to warrant his joinder.

Channels TV reported Falola as saying that the foundation approached the court because it was dissatisfied with the outcome of the earlier police investigation, arguing that several critical aspects and possible leads were not adequately explored.

According to Channels TV, Falola said the organisation is particularly concerned about individuals who were reportedly among the last people seen with the deceased, insisting that their roles require further scrutiny.

“The circumstances surrounding his death remain mysterious and deserve public attention,” Falola said, according to both Channels TV and Punch. “As a human rights organisation seeking justice, we believe the police should reopen the investigation.”

Mohbad died on September 12, 2023, at the age of 27. He was buried the following day, and his body was exhumed on September 21, 2023, for an autopsy. Punch reported that controversy over the circumstances of his death has persisted, with the delay in obtaining conclusive answers also stalling his final burial.

This is a follow-up development. NaijaTrend earlier reported the foundation’s earlier court action seeking a fresh police probe into Mohbad’s death here.

Sources: Channels TV, Punch