Ms. Abosede, the mother of the late Nigerian artist, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, on Saturday, alleged that her son’s former record label boss Azzez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, and his friend Samson Balogun (Sam Larry) tortured her son to death.
Ms. Abosede, who made this claim during an interview with the Punch Newspaper, narrated how her son was beaten and hospitalised while he was signed to Naira Marley’s Marlian Music.
According to her, Mohbad’s manager was Naira Marley’s brother, whom she never liked, and despite telling her son to stay away from him he kept sleeping on her son’s bed.
Mohbad did not know peace throughout his lifetime. He was always going from one problem to another in the hands of Naira Marley and Sam Larry. His manager was Naira Marley’s brother, and I did not like him.
In her words, “Whenever I paid Mohbad a visit, I always told him to stay away from Naira Marley’s brother who was his manager, hut he kept sleeping on my son’s bed. I told my son to quit Marlian Music and to d to keep away from everyone associated with Naira Marley and to disassociate himself from anyone close to Naira Marley.
“My son always carried me along with everything happening in his life. Ahy curse rained on me by Naira Marley rained will return to him.”
She also accused Sam Larry of beating up the late singer with the pretence of owing him some money. She added that her son confided in her, and informed her that he was not in debt to him.
She continued, “Sam Larry beat my son, why lying that Mohhad owed him money, but when Mohbad confided in me he told me that is not true.”
Sam Larry beat Mohbad, complaining that he owed him money, but that is not true. My son confided in me.
Ms. Adebose also accused Naira Marley of assaulting her son until he was hospitalised, and as a result, he was unable to speak for two days.
After he recovered Naira Marley said he can no longer be a member of the record label. Herself and her ex-husband Mr. Joseph Aloha then went to the residence where they all live to beg Naira Marley.
She further alleged that the Marlians’ leader woke Mohbad up at midnight and forced him to cinsum a substance, she claimed to know about this after her son ran to the bathroom and called her.
“At a time Naira Marley beat my son up, and he ended up being hospitalised. Hot water was used to massage his body. He was seriously beaten that he could not talk for two days. He even developed hypertension.
“Aftsr recovering from the beat down Naira Marley wanted him to leave his record label. He said he was destroying the brand reputationb– my son also did not want to go back.
*I, and his father went to bwg Naira Marley. I want justice for my son.”
Naira Marley and Sam Larry was arrested by the Lagos astarw apolixa acommand but was released after they denies ant involvement in Mohhad’s death.
The *Soapy” crooner has also assured the police that he would be available to assist the authority in the ongoing investigation.
GistReporters.com reported on September 12, 2023, that Mohbad has died at the age of 27 in Lagos State.