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The body of the 27-year-old Afrobeats star who died recently in unclear circumstances has been exhumed for autopsy, the police have said.<\/p>\n

Ilerioluwa Aloba also known as\u00a0Mohbad\u00a0died on 12 September and was buried the following day, a move that irked many of his fans.<\/p>\n

Benjamin Hundeyin, the police spokesperson in Lagos, on Thursday, gave the update via his\u00a0X handle<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cExhumation completed. Autopsy to commence,\u201d Mr Hundeyin posted.<\/p>\n

Autopsy<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The police on Monday set up a 19-member committee to carry out a discreet investigation which covers exhumation, autopsy, scene visit, medical report, records of suspects and witness statements.<\/p>\n

The committee has two weeks to conclude their investigations.<\/p>\n

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SSS<\/h2>\n

The Lagos governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, also invited the State Security Service (SSS) to join the police in unravelling the cause of the death of the music star.<\/p>\n

The governor via his X handle on Tuesday said the move was to \u201cboost the investigations\u201d into the death of the artiste.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have invited the Department of State Services (SSS) to join the investigation and widen the dragnet with inter-agency collaboration and use of best in class technology to unearth the truth,\u201d Mr Sanwo-Olu said.<\/p>\n

\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

Protests<\/strong><\/p>\n

The hashtag #justiceformohbad has been trending on X, formerly known as Twitter since the news of his demise came to the fore.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of his fans have taken to the streets to seek the prosecution of those who could be involved in his untimely passage.<\/p>\n

Many people had particularly fingered his former boss, Naira Marley, and his associate Sam Larry with whom he had a misunderstanding before leaving the Marlian Records label in 2022.<\/p>\n

But Naira Marley in a post on his Instagram handle has called for a thorough investigation into his ex-signee\u2019s death and pledged to assist with \u201cuncovering any foul play or injustice\u201d.<\/p>\n

Sam Larry, a music promoter, came under heavy fire on the internet after a video of him and his men disrupting Mohbad\u2019s video shoot with Zlatan Ibile surfaced on social media.<\/p>\n

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It was alleged that the music promoter and his associates subjected Mohbad to constant bullying and threats after he left the Marlian Record.<\/p>\n

But addressing the allegations in a trending video on social media, Sam Larry denied having a hand in Mohbad\u2019s death, describing him as his brother.<\/p>\n

\u201cMohbad is my brother. When he was signed to Marlian Records, he knew I loved him so much. Even his wife and everyone else know that I love Mohbad,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mohbad was married and had a son.<\/p>\n

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