Joseph Aloba, the father of the late musician Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has appeared before the Lagos State High Court in Ikorodu over his son’s death.
Joseph Aloba, accompanied by Mohbad’s mother and wife Omawunmi Aloba, arrived at the court on Wednesday for the committee report of the Corona inquest into Mohbad’s death.
During his testimony in the coroner’s court, Joseph Aloba alleged that his son’s wife was involved in an extramarital relationship prior to Mohbad’s death.
Mohbad’s father shared how Wunmi allegedly occasionally mixed sleeping tablets into his late son’s food.
He expressed his lack of trust in his daughter-in-law and stated that his son had informed him of her infidelity.
Joseph explained, “I don’t trust his wife. My son told me she always put sleeping pills in his noodles and went to another room to sleep with another signee in the same house.”
Mr. Aloba also revealed that his late son”s property was under the control of his mother-in-law. He revealed that Mohbad often informed him about his possessions held by his wife and her family.
Mohbad’s father informed the Coroner, Magistrate Adedayo Shotobi, that he and his son had lived together for 18 years.
Joseph Aloba stated that he didn’t know the exact location where his late son was residing with Naira Marley, the late singer’s former boss.
He testified that his son had moved out of his house once he reached the age of consent and began assisting Marley in his music career.
Joseph stated that he had seen his son three days before his death and had only seen a picture of the deceased’s casket.
He added that his son had assured him that he could handle his disputes with Marley.
KanyiDaily recalls that Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba also claimed that Mohbad was unable to find peace at home because his wife, Omawunmi, had been stealing money from his bank account using his mobile phone.