According to the evidence they had at their disposal, the police said that Sam Larry and Naira Marley may have physically assaulted Mohbad and threatened her life.
According to the Nigeria Police, there is proof connecting Naira Marley and Sam Larry to cyberbullying, physical harassment, a threat to life, and an assault against the late Afrobeats musician Mohbad.Mohbad, who was born Ilerioluwa Aloba, passed away on September 12 in an undetermined manner. Shortly after his passing, online videos of his alleged bullying and assault went viral, and many people accused Naira Marley and Sam Larry of being complicit.
On Friday, October 6, 2023, CP Idowu Owohunwa, the commissioner of the Lagos State Police, said this during a press conference.
“While Abdulazeez Fashola (Naira Marley) and Samson Balogun (Sam Larry) denied allegations of criminal liability in the death of Mohbad and pleaded an alibi to justify their non-being complicit in the incident that occurred between 10-12 September 2023, there are ample electronic and credible witness pieces of evidence linking them to cyberbullying, a threat to life, assault occasioning harm, and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace against the deceased in his lifetime,” Owohunwa said during the briefing.
While Naira Marley and Sam Larry continue to stay in police detention, the Police Commissioner named an auxiliary nurse, Ms Feyisayo Ogedengbe, as the prime suspect in Mogbad’s death.
“Five suspects have so far been identified, arrested, detained, and interrogated on their alleged roles in the sequence of events that led to the death of the singer,” the CP added.
He said the nurse administered to Mohbad “multiple and highly potent” injections, consisting of Tetanus Toxoid, paracetamol, and Cetrazone — an antibiotic — at the singer’s residence on September 12.
According to the police boss, the medications triggered an immediate reaction, including vomiting, goosebumps and convulsions.
“Miss Feyisayo administered the drugs on Mohbad and he started vomiting, while goosebumps appeared on his face, Mohbad was reacting to the administered medications,” Owohunwa added.
