{"id":101664,"date":"2023-09-21T14:07:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T14:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/21\/mohbad-nigerian-fans-demand-justice-after-afrobeats-stars-death\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T14:07:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T14:07:10","slug":"mohbad-nigerian-fans-demand-justice-after-afrobeats-stars-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/21\/mohbad-nigerian-fans-demand-justice-after-afrobeats-stars-death\/","title":{"rendered":"MohBad: Nigerian fans demand justice after Afrobeats star’s death"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With emotions running high, MohBad’s fans – some seen here in Ibadan – want questions answered over his death<\/p>\n
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Hundreds of fans of Afrobeats star MohBad, who died last week, have taken to the streets of Ibadan and Asaba in Nigeria, calling for justice.<\/p>\n
It follows similar protests and an outpouring of grief in other cities across southern Nigeria this week.<\/p>\n
The 27-year-old singer, whose real name was Ilerioluwa Aloba, died in hospital in Lagos. The exact circumstances of his death have not been made public.<\/p>\n
The Lagos state governor has promised a thorough investigation.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, Babajide Sanwo-Olu tweeted that he had invited the country\u2019s secret police to help find out what had happened to MohBad, asking anyone with information to come forward \u2013 but urging his fans to refrain from making inflammatory statements.<\/p>\n
A special investigative team has been set up and the body of the singer is to be exhumed for an autopsy.<\/p>\n
The hashtag #justiceformohbad has been trending on X, formerly known as Twitter, since the musician\u2019s death on Tuesday, September 12.<\/p>\n
With emotions running high, some tributes have suggested the singer had been bullied within the music industry.<\/p>\n
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
Naira Marley himself has also called for a thorough investigation into MohBad\u2019s death and pledged to assist with \u201cuncovering any foul play or injustice\u201d.<\/p>\nMarches demanding justice for MohBad have been held across southern Nigeria<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The singer, who also called himself \u201cImole\u201d \u2013 the Yoruba word for light, was married and had a five-month-old son.<\/p>\n
He began to make his name in 2019 thanks to his streetwise, sometimes lewd, relatable lyrics. Fans loved his distinctive baritone voice \u2013 he was best known for his hit singles KPK (Ko Por Ke) and Ponmo, which featured musicians Lil Kesh and Naira Marley.<\/p>\n
He was with Marlian Records for about two years, helping it live up to its reputation of signing rebellious non-conformists when his Lagos home was raided by anti-drug enforcement agents in February 2022.<\/p>\n
He and other musicians were found in possession of the drug MDA and cannabis but they were not charged.<\/p>\n
After falling out with Marlian Records, he alleged that his tours were being deliberately sabotaged \u2013 sometimes cancelled at the last minute by organisers.<\/p>\n
In June, he filed a petition with police in Lagos alleging that Samson Balogun, a music promoter known as Sam Larry, had led a group of armed men to interrupt a video shoot. MohBad alleged he had been assaulted and some of his equipment destroyed.<\/p>\n
Mr Balogun denied the allegation and the police say MohBad never followed through with the case. The music promoter has since reiterated that he was not involved, saying he and the singer were on good terms.<\/p>\n
Videos of MohBad\u2019s complaints about his relationship with Marlian Records have resurfaced since his death, leading to the groundswell of sorrow and calls from his fans to know more about how he died.<\/p>\n
As well as holding marches across southern Nigeria, they have been donating to a fund set up by MohBad\u2019s colleagues for his son Imole.<\/p>\n
His fans on social media say similar demonstrations are being planned in Kenya\u2019s capital, Nairobi, and in London in the UK.<\/p>\n
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