{"id":101341,"date":"2023-09-20T17:35:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T17:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/20\/probe-launched-into-death-of-afropop-star-mohbad\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T17:35:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T17:35:49","slug":"probe-launched-into-death-of-afropop-star-mohbad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/20\/probe-launched-into-death-of-afropop-star-mohbad\/","title":{"rendered":"Probe launched into death of Afropop star MohBad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>The Lagos state government has invited Nigeria\u2019s secret police to join an investigation into the death of Afrobeats star MohBad.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old singer, whose real name was Ilerioluwa Aloba, died a week ago in a hospital in Lagos.\u00a0A source told Nigeria\u2019s Punch newspaper\u00a0the musician had sought treatment for an infected injury \u2013 but this has not been confirmed and the exact circumstances have not been made public.<\/p>\n<p>The news of his death last Tuesday shocked his fans and colleagues and the hashtag #justiceformohbad has been trending on X, formerly known as Twitter \u2013 with many calling for an investigation.<\/p>\n<p>In some towns in the south fans have staged protests calling for justice.<\/p>\n<p>Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has now stepped in, tweeting: \u201cI have instructed that all those who may have played any role whatsoever in any event leading to the death of MohBad be made to face the law after a thorough investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The regional police also announced a 13-person special investigative team to exhume the body of the Afropop singer and carry out an autopsy.<\/p>\n<p>With emotions running high, some tributes have suggested the singer had been bullied within the music industry.<\/p>\n<p>Outrage has particularly been directed at his former boss, Naira Marley, with whom he had feuded after he split from the Nigerian musician\u2019s label \u2013 Marlian Records \u2013 last year.<\/p>\n<p>It has led one of the biggest radio stations in south-western Nigeria, SplashFM, to ban Marley\u2019s songs from the airwaves during the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Marley himself has also called for a thorough probe into MohBad\u2019s death and pledged to assist with \u201cuncovering any foul play or injustice\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos state government has invited Nigeria\u2019s secret police to join an investigation into the death of Afrobeats star MohBad. 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