Omowunmi, widow of the late singer and rapper, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, has expressed readiness to conduct a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test to determine the paternity of their only son, Liam.
Recall that the
deceased singer’s father, Joseph Aloba, filed a suit seeking a DNA test for his
grandson.
In the application filed by the
legal team to Joseph, the family sought an order to serve Wunmi by posting all
the originating processes and other processes in the suit on the last-known
address of the respondent.
The family’s legal team led by
Emmanuel Oroko, however, argued that attempts to serve Wunmi failed.
The Magistrates Court, during its
sitting on July 9, 2024, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, directed both
parties to explore an alternative dispute resolution, leading to closed-door
negotiations that also failed to yield an agreement.
In a statement on Sunday, a representative of the family’s legal team, Monisola Odumosu,
stated that Wunmi had agreed to carry out the DNA.
Odumosu added that this was
followed by the settlement terms drafted by both parties.
Odumosu in the statement
disclosed that, “Emmanuel Oroko informed the court that both parties had
settled outside the court and are ready to move the terms of the settlement
already filed and served on Wunmi Aloba’s lawyers. In response, Kabir
Akingbolu, Esq. (leading Adams Atata Esq. and M.K.O Orire Esq.) concurred, and
the court adopted the terms of settlement as the judgment of the court.
According to Odumosu, Mohbad’s
widow agreed in the terms of the settlement that the DNA test be conducted in a
recognised and accredited government or private medical facility within Lagos
State or another agreeable hospital outside the state.
The lawyer also noted that
Mohbad’s father had agreed to bear the cost of the test processes and other
associated fees.
“In the terms filed before the
court, the respondent, Wunmi Aloba, consented to submit herself and her son,
(Master Liam Aloba), for the conduct of a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) at Two
(2) recognised and accredited government or private medical facilities within
Lagos State or other agreeable hospital outside Lagos State. In turn, the
applicant, Mr. Joseph Aloba, agreed to bear the cost of the DNA test processes,
including the fees for the testing facility, the collection of samples, and any
associated legal or administrative fees.
“The court further ordered that the
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test be conducted at a mutually agreed-upon
laboratory or medical centre within Nigeria. To ensure and ascertain the
reliability of the test, the court further appointed some officers to supervise
the process of the DNA test,” the statement read.
Meanwhile, according to the
statement, the court also ordered that both parties should bear their
respective costs regarding this case except the processing of the DNA tests the
applicant undertook to bear.
Mohbad died at the age of 27,
with circumstances surrounding his death sparking controversies on social
media.
Being a former record label
signee of Marlian Music owned by Naira Marley, Mohbad left the label in
February 2022. The Lagos State Police Command had on September 18, 2023,
inaugurated a 13-man special investigation team to probe the singer’s death.
His death also led to the arrest
of Naira Marley and controversial Lagos socialite, Balogun Eletu, also known as
Sam Larry, amongst others.
The body of Mohbad was on
September 21, 2023, exhumed for autopsy to unravel the cause of his death.
Meanwhile, some observers from
various countries have raised concerns over the coroner’s inquest into Mohbad’s
death, citing alleged unfair proceedings and potential suppression of evidence.
The group, in a statement on
Sunday, stated that they were advocating truth, fairness, equity, and
accountability, and had been monitoring the court sitting at Ikorodu, Lagos
State, Nigeria.
The observers expressed
reservations about adjournments of the proceedings and other factors they
alleged threatened justice for Mohbad.
During the cross-examination of
Mohbad’s widow, Omowunmi Adebanjo, the observers also alleged that counsels
were constantly interjected and prevented from gathering desired information.
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