Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Nigeria Police Force in Alagbon, Ikoyi, Lagos State, interrogated Joseph Aloba, the father of the deceased singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, on Monday.
This questioning was in response to a petition filed by Oba Saheed Elegushi. Monisola Odumosu, the leader of the Aloba legal team, stated on Tuesday that the petition involves allegations of cyberbullying, cyberstalking, and criminal defamation.
Odumosu stated that the accusation followed a recent interview given by Aloba.
The statement read in part;
“Mr Aloba was invited by the police and led to the police station by the representatives of his legal team, Teri Wellington and Monisola Odumosu. The petition was written by Oba Saheed Elegushi who alleged that during one of Mr. Aloba’s interviews with a London-based blogger, he was criminally defamed.
“During the interview, Mr. Aloba granted the London-based blogger, it was alleged that he said, ‘… his son was bullied and killed on the instruction of Oba Elegushi and that it was one Sam Larry that was sent to do the job…”
Aloba stated that he did not intend to defame Oba Elegushi or engage in cyberbullying or cyberstalking but was seeking justice for his late son.
Odumosu mentioned that the late singer’s father admitted he had no evidence to support the allegations against the monarch, except for the petition from his late son and phone conversations.
During the meeting, the monarch requested a retraction, and Odumosu confirmed that Aloba was neither arrested nor detained.
In fairness to Oba Elegushi, he only demanded the retraction of the defaming statements made by Mr Aloba on social media.
“Mr. Aloba was never arrested or detained. He was granted bail without stress. It is important to note that Mr. Aloba is still grieving the death of his son. He just lost a single star in the family firmament.
“Any grieving parent may on the spur of the moment make statements that may tend to be unreasonable. We only need to understand the geographical circumstances giving rise to his utterances.”
Mohbad passed away at the age of 27 on September 12, 2023, leading to controversies on social media due to the circumstances of his death.
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