A Magistrate Court in Yaba, Lagos State, has cleared singer Azeez Fashola, known as Naira Marley, along with three others of any involvement in the death of fellow artist Aloba Oladimeji Ileri-Oluwa, popularly known as Mohbad. The ruling was delivered by Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje, based on legal advice from the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP).
The court found that the evidence, including police investigations, did not implicate Naira Marley, music promoter Samson Balogun Eletu (Sam Larry), Owodunni Ibrahim (Primeboy), or Mohbad’s former manager, Opere Babatunde, in the circumstances surrounding Mohbad’s death.
However, the DPP’s advice indicated that an auxiliary nurse who treated Mohbad, Feyisayo Ogedengbe, along with one of Mohbad’s friends, Ayobami Sadiq, would face prosecution for reckless and negligent conduct under Lagos State law.
The defendants were initially charged on October 6, 2024, regarding their alleged involvement in Mohbad’s death, which occurred on September 12, 2023, under controversial circumstances. The state government is now set to pursue legal action against the nurse and the friend based on the findings of the investigation.
