Mobolaji Michael
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has countered the position of the Lagos State Police Commissioner, Idowu Owohunwa who Friday said it was still awaiting a response from the agency with regards to the allegation of detention and forced intake of a substance by Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba (professionally known as MohBad) sometime in October 2022.
CP Owohunwa had while speaking with the media at the Command headquarters Friday said, among others, that: “Also being awaited is the official response from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on one of the viral videos containing allegations by the singer on his experience in the agency’s office sometime in October 2022,” Owohunwa said.
However, the NDLEA said it has since responded to the allegation. In a statement Saturday by Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA stated that: “Following media enquiries on the claim by the Lagos State Police Command at a press conference on Friday 6th October 2023 that it was yet to get a response from the NDLEA on social media allegations bordering on alleged arrest and detention of the late artiste, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka MohBad, the Agency will like to state that indeed its response was sent and received by the police since Thursday 28th September 2023.
“Indeed, to show the seriousness with which the Agency treated the issue, our formal response dated Thursday 28th September 2023 was sent by flight to Lagos, delivered and received by the police the same Thursday 28th September. The summary of our response is reproduced below for the benefit of the inquiring public:
“We also heard the unsubstantiated allegation on social media that Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka MohBad, was arrested and detained by NDLEA on the 24th of February 2022 and given a substance to drink. In response to this allegation, we wish to state categorically that MohBad was never arrested nor was he ever detained in the custody of the NDLEA on the said date or any other date before or after. The foregoing being the case, the issue of giving him any substance to drink does not arise.”
“A copy of the acknowledged letter is attached to this clarification.
The singer died on 12 September at the age of 27 under controversial circumstances.
His death caused an uproar, leading to the police exhuming his remains and conducting an autopsy on 21 September in a bid to ascertain the cause of his death.
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