A Coroner’s Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State, has authorized substituted service on key witnesses in the ongoing inquest into the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba (aka Mohbad).
The witnesses include:
– Azeez Fashola (aka Naira Marley)
– Samson Eletu (aka Sam Larry)
– Karimot Ogunbayo (Mohbad’s sister-in-law)
– Boluwatife Adeyemo (aka Darosha)
– Oluwasanmi Falade (Mohbad’s lawyer)
– Feyisayo Ogedengbe (the nurse who treated Mohbad)
– Fidelis Esanbor (the driver who drove Mohbad to the hospital)
Magistrate T. A. Sotobi granted Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, permission to serve witness summonses on these additional witnesses through a reputable national newspaper and social media platforms.
According to The Punch, the Aloba family’s legal team in a statement signed by Monisola Odumosu on Thursday said the order was granted during the court’s sitting on August 16.
The legal team said it also sought an order of the coroner’s court to issue Witness Summons on interested persons as witnesses to give evidence on the connection and circumstances leading to the death of Mohbad.
“Magistrate Sotobi, sitting at the Ikorodu Magistrate court Friday 16 August 2024 agreed with the legal team of Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, that the new witnesses should be served via substituted means in a reputable national newspaper and social media to ensure prompt attendance of the new witnesses.
“The application, which was argued by the legal team led by Mr Wahab Shittu SAN (leading Emmanuel Oroko Esq., Miss. Monisola Odumosu, Emmanuel Sadoh, Dr. A.R. Ahmed, Oluyemi Osalusi Esq., Wole Ariyibi and Sadiq Kamo) representing Mr Joseph Aloba, sought an order of the coroner’s court to issue Witness Summons on interested persons as witnesses to give evidence on the connection and circumstances leading to the death of late Ilerioluwa Promise Aloba (Mohbad), who died in suspicious circumstances on September 12, 2023″.
