The United Advocates Group (UAG) has called on the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, to replace the officers currently handling the re-investigation into the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad.
The civil advocacy group said assigning fresh officers who were not involved in the earlier investigation would help ensure an independent, transparent and credible conclusion to the case.
In a statement signed by its legal adviser, Oluwatosin Afolabi, the group said the re-investigation initiated in April 2025, following the intervention of the former Inspector-General of Police, had remained unresolved after being transferred to the Lagos State Police Command.
According to the group, new developments had prompted the Inspector-General of Police’s investigative team to visit Lagos twice, raising issues that it said required further interrogation of relevant suspects.
“The April 2025 re-investigation, initiated after the intervention of the former Inspector General of Police, had remained unresolved after being transferred to the Lagos State Police Command,” the statement said.
It warned that further delay in assigning the matter to a fresh team at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, could worsen public distrust in the process.
The UAG argued that officers who participated in the previous investigation should not be allowed to review the same issues, saying this could undermine the independence and credibility of the fresh probe.
“New facts prompted the Inspector General’s investigative team to visit Lagos twice, raising prima facie issues that require the interrogation of relevant suspects,” it stated.
The group urged the Commissioner of Police to intervene and constitute a new investigative team capable of restoring public confidence in the police handling of the case.
“We urge the Commissioner of Police to intervene immediately and ensure an independent, transparent and credible re-investigation,” the group said.
The UAG had, in an earlier statement in May, alleged that one of the officers involved in the previous investigation failed to diligently pursue critical leads into Mohbad’s death.
It further alleged that key issues were left unattended and claimed that the officer failed to honour a subpoena issued by the Coroner’s Court until proceedings had ended.
The advocacy group also raised concerns about another officer’s alleged inconsistent communication over his involvement in the case.
It claimed that while the officer initially confirmed that he had been assigned to the matter, he later denied knowledge of such reassignment when contacted again.
Mohbad, a fast-rising Afrobeats artiste, died in September 2023 under controversial circumstances, triggering widespread public outrage and subsequent investigations and legal disputes.
The singer’s death has also been followed by controversies surrounding his estate, royalties and the paternity of his son, Liam, who was born months before his death.
