The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved a petition by the family of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, seeking a fresh and comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.
The family disclosed this through its lawyer, Oladayo Ogungbe, in a statement dated September 29, 2026, stressing that the police re-investigation remains ongoing despite the recent dismissal of a separate suit by the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Ogungbe said the Aloba family submitted the petition to the Inspector-General of Police on April 14, 2026, and that it was received at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on May 7.
According to the statement, the petition raised concerns over inconsistencies in the earlier investigative process and called for a comprehensive forensic reconstruction of the circumstances surrounding Mohbad’s death.
The lawyer said the petition was subsequently approved by the IGP and forwarded to the Lagos State Police Command for immediate action.
The family was later informed that the matter had been assigned to officers of the Special Enquiry Bureau for further investigation.
“The family’s representative has since been invited and has engaged with the new team of investigators assigned to the matter.
“The family has continued to follow up with the investigators and remained engaged with the new investigative process,” Ogungbe said.
The clarification followed the dismissal, on September 25, 2026, of Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/363/2026 by the Federal High Court, Abuja.
Ogungbe stressed that the suit was separate from the family’s petition to the police and was neither instituted by the Aloba family nor filed with its authority or consent.
He said the family did not want the dismissal of the suit to be misconstrued as bringing the police investigation to an end.
“The Aloba Family therefore does not wish the public to conflate the dismissal of that suit with the separate investigative process already commenced pursuant to the Family’s petition to the Inspector-General of Police,” the statement said.
The family maintained that the court’s dismissal of the suit did not terminate the police investigation initiated through its petition.
It also pledged to continue cooperating with the investigators by providing relevant information, documents, witnesses and other materials that could assist the probe.
The family urged the police to conduct the investigation with diligence, independence and professionalism, while examining all relevant persons and circumstances connected to the case.
According to the lawyers, the family was not seeking to prejudge the outcome of the investigation or engage in “trial by media,” but wanted a credible, comprehensive and transparent process capable of establishing the facts surrounding Mohbad’s death.
“The re-investigation is ongoing. The Aloba Family remains fully engaged. The pursuit of justice for Mohbad continues,” the statement concluded.
