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Mohbad: Auxiliary Nurse Testifies In Court, Narrates How Late Singer Died

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March 15, 2025

The coroner’s inquest into the death of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, resumed at the Magistrate court sitting in Ikorodu, Lagos, with the testimony of the auxiliary nurse, Feyisayo Ogedengbe.

Ogedengbe told Magistrate Taofikat Adedayo Shotobi that she had her nursing training at Cornerstone Hospital, Akute, Ogun State between 2014-2017, after which worked with the hospital for a year before relocating from the area.

She said on September 11, 2023, she was contacted by one of her clients, Ayobami Sodiq, also known as “Spending”, to administer a Tetanus injection to
a friend of his, who got injured on his hand. Spending had told her that he suspected that there was a piece of glass embedded in the hand.

Ogedengbe said she was unable to meet up with the appointment due to heavy traffic but on the next day, the 12th of September at about 2.30pm, she went to meet with the patient at Orchid Estate in the Lekki area.

The nurse also testified that she did not know the patient until she got to the house and discovered it was Mohbad’s (Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba’s) house.

According to her, she met Mohbad in a room in the house as well as the other people – the singer’s wife and his friend, Ayobami.

She testified that it was the lower part of Mohbad’s right hand that was swollen and she gave him the tetanus injection on his upper arm, intra-muscular route.

Ogedengbe also said she asked Mohbad if he was an ulcer patient and after he said “yes”, she decided not to give a diclofenac injection, but instead, gave him a paracetamol injection.

“I gave Mohbad 4ml of paracetamol and Iml of water, a total of 5ml which is the normal dosage for adults, and I gave him intravenous (through the vein). I diluted ceftriaxone injection 10ml and gave him slowly,” she said.

“I explained to Mohbad and his wife that the paracetamol and ceftriaxone injections were for pain and to treat a bacterial infection; he was feeling uncomfortable because the arm was swollen.

“While taking the ceftriaxone injection – he had taken up to 2ml – Mohbad said he wanted to vomit. I was surprised at this statement but since that was how he was feeling, I decided to remove the injection and he went to vomit in the toilet and came back to sit on the floor in the room.

“After Mohbad came back from the toilet, where he had gone back to vomit and sat on the floor, I noticed goosebumps all over his body. I was surprised and showed his wife the goosebumps, and she said it was his normal reaction to injections and that if we poured water on him, he would be fine.

“The wife then took him to the bathroom and started pouring water on his head and it was at this point that she notified Ayobami (DJ) that we should locate the nearest pharmacy.

“There was no vehicle on the premises to convey her and Ayobami to the nearest pharmacy, and as a result, we had to run to the nearest pharmacy where I wanted to get hydrocortisone and saline infusion at the pharmacy to treat the allergic reaction of the goosebumps and help Mohbad with dehydration.”

She admitted that when they got to the nearest pharmacy, they couldn’t get a hydrocortisone injection and Normal Saline infusion and this made her and Ayobami run again into the estate to look for another pharmacy since the first one didn’t have the medication she needed.

“When we got to the second pharmacy, we were able to get hydrocortisone injection and Normal Saline infusion and by this time it was about 3 pm. Ayobami (DJ) was receiving calls and I heard when he said Mohbad was convulsing, I told him that he should tell the person he was talking to and that arrangements should be made to take Mohbad to the hospital,” the nurse said.

“That by the time I and Ayobami got back to Mohbad’s house, Mohbad had already been carried outside of his house, as a result, the hydrocortisone injection and Normal Saline infusion could not be administered.

“At this point, I didn’t have access to go back into Mohbads’ house, as everybody in the house was already outside and the plan was to get Mohbad to the hospital as quickly as possible.

“Mohbad did not convulse in my presence, neither was he convulsing when I got back to the house. There was still no vehicle to convey us to the hospital so it was Mohbads’ neighbor that offered to assist us to the hospital.”

Youths gathered in Abeokuta on September 19, 2023, demanding justice for Mohbad who died last Tuesday.

She said on the way to the hospital in the neighbor’s vehicle, she sat with Mohbad’s wife in the front passenger’s seat, while Adura (Mohbad’s brother), Ayobami, and Mohbad were in the back seat.

“There was terrible and heavy traffic on the road that day, and due to this, Mohbad had to be put on a motorbike to get him to the hospital. I had to get down from the neighbour’s vehicle and I started running after the motorbike that Mohbad was on, due to the heavy traffic. It took about 20 minutes to get to the first hospital,” she narrated.

“When we eventually got to the first hospital, the medical personnel on the ground initially didn’t want to attend to him and it almost caused chaos, but they later attempted CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)on him in the hospital. After the CPR, the doctor proclaimed Mohbad brought in dead. I became shocked and confused.

“The doctor on call at the first hospital called me aside and asked me what medications I administered to Mohbad. I explained myself to the doctor, the medication I gave Mohbad, and the dosage that was administered.

“Darosha then met us at the first hospital, while Spending was on his way to the first hospital. When Darosha came and heard that Mohbad was dead, he didn’t believe it and insisted on taking Mohbad to another hospital.

“Mohbad was put into Darosha’s vehicle, there wasn’t enough space for me to follow the vehicle, but I remember that Mohbad’s wife followed Darosha. I and Ayobami joined spending in the Uber he came with, while Ayobami was calling someone in Darosha’s vehicle to know their whereabouts.

“We eventually got to know that Darosha had taken Mohbad to another hospital at Osapa London In Lekki. It took about 20 minutes to get to the second hospital due to the heavy traffic. Ordinarily, it wouldn’t have taken us more than 10 minutes.

“By the time we got to the second hospital, it was almost 6 pm and we met Darosha and some people that followed him. Mohbad was outside
the hospital because the management of the hospital didn’t’ allow Darosha to bring Mohbad into the hospital, although the medical team on the ground checked for a pulse on Mohbad but there was none.

“The doctor on call at the second hospital invited me into the hospital and told me to sit down at the reception. While other people present were outside the hospital, the doctor then asked me what happened, and I explained everything to her the way I explained to the doctor at the first hospital.

“After speaking with the doctor at the second hospital, she requested to speak with two family members. So it was Darosha and Spending that she spoke with.

“We spent about an hour at the second hospital, before I left the second hospital to return to Mohbad’s house. At this time, it was already nighttime and it was around 7 pm. Mohbad’s body was brought back to the house at about 8 pm. There were a lot of people in the house at this time and everybody was outside. Mohbad’s lawyer came to meet us in the house.

“At about 9 pm, I, Ayobami, my cousin (who is a lawyer), and Mohbad’s lawyer all in a quest to get a death certificate for Mohbad, visited the police station at Orchid Lekki and the first hospital Mohbad was carried to.

“On getting to the police station at Orchid Lekki, I explained everything that happened to the police officer who attended to us. After explaining everything that happened to the police officer who attended to us, the police officer asked Mohbads’ lawyer and Ayobami if they wanted to file a complaint against me or if they wanted the matter investigated. They responded that they were not sure yet.

“The police officer then directed us to Ajiwe Police station at Ajah if we needed a police report. I’m sure that Mohbad’s lawyer can give a detailed report on the quest to get the police report and death certificate for Mohbad.”

After her testimony, she was cross-examined by counsel for Mohbad’s family, Wahab Shittu (SAN), counsel to Mohbad’s wife, Kabir Akingbolu, and counsel for the state government.

The case has been adjourned to March 21, 2025, for further hearing.

On February 25, 2025, another Magistrate Court sitting in Sabo, Yaba area of Lagos, freed Abdulazeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley, and music promoter, Samson Balogun Eletu, also known as Sam Larry, in relation to Mohbad’s death.

Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje, who read and implemented the legal advice of the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) Lagos, said that they have no case to answer.

The court also freed Owodunni Ibrahim known as Primeboy and Mohbad’s former Manager, Opere Babatunde.

The DPP, however, said it shall be prosecuting the auxiliary nurse, Ogedengbe and Ayobami Sadiq for the offence of Reckless and Negligent Acts contrary to Section 251 (e) of the Criminal Law, Ch C.17, Vol.3, Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

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NDLEA Arrests Widow Using Fake Pregnancy To Traffic Cocaine

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August 24, 2025

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, for attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine by disguising with a fake pregnancy to evade scrutiny and detection.

The widow, a mother of one and proprietress of Golden Star Creation, a fashion outfit on Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos, was arrested on Friday at a bus terminal in Jibowu, Yaba, while attempting to move the cocaine consignment to customers in Abuja.

A statement by the NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday said a follow-up operation at her residence in Ago Palace led to the recovery of 200 grams of cutting agent used in producing a strain of cocaine.

In her statement, Ezewuike claimed she inherited the criminal trade from her late husband, who died two years ago, while she has been running her fashion business for 20 years.

The statement further revealed that no fewer than 90 parcels of Loud, a strain of cannabis weighing 48.6kg, imported from the United States and concealed in three cartons of kitchen sinks, were intercepted at a courier company in Lagos on 19 August by NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI).

In Adamawa State, NDLEA operatives, acting on credible intelligence, raided the home of a notorious drug dealer, Idris Garba, on Friday. He scaled a fence to escape arrest, while one of his associates, Boniface Nnaji, who attempted the same, was caught in the act at Rumde Baru, Yola South.

Items recovered from the premises included a black Toyota Tundra jeep marked FST-885-CZ, which Nnaji drove to Yola to supply Garba 354,480 pills of tramadol (225mg, 250mg and other variants), as well as a Toyota Yaris car with registration number DSA 776 AA.

Also, a total of 5,000 capsules of tramadol, 400 ampoules of pentazocine injection and 200 ampoules of diazepam injection were seized from a suspect, Neche Okonkwo, at Idah waterside. He had crossed the River Niger from Onitsha, Anambra State, into Lokoja, Kogi State, with the opioids on Wednesday.

In Kano State, Babafemi said Buhari Ibrahim and Mansur Musa were arrested at Zangon Dakata, Ungogo, on 19 August with 5,850 capsules of pregabalin. On the same day, a total of 452,070 pills of opioids were recovered from the home of a suspect, Rabilu Mukhtar, who is still at large, at Rangaza, Ungogo LGA. Similarly, Buhari Idris was arrested at Tashan Rami, Kano, with 140 litres of codeine syrup.

No fewer than 7,000 capsules of tramadol were also seized from Adamu Yusuf along Zaria–Kano Road, Kwanar Dangora area, on Saturday, while a total of 2,289.49kg of skunk, a strain of cannabis, was intercepted in three interdiction operations in Kwara State.

Of this, 1,232.86kg was recovered from a Mitsubishi Canter truck marked ZUR 66 XT on 20 August at Ajase-Ipo, where a suspect, Kabiru Abdullahi, was arrested. Another consignment of the same substance weighing 328.42kg was seized from Paul Olaniran in a Mercedes-Benz truck marked LSD 659 YE on the same day and at the same location.

On 21 August, NDLEA operatives intercepted another consignment of skunk weighing 728.21kg in a Mitsubishi Canter truck with registration number GAD 287 XA, at Ajase-Ipo Junction, Ifelodun LGA, Kwara State, where two suspects, Abubakar Zaki and Yau Babangida, were arrested.

Similarly, two suspects, Awe Sunday and Ayodele Adedayo, were arrested at Alafia Quarters, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, in connection with the seizure of 96kg of skunk. In Taraba State, NDLEA operatives, in conjunction with Civil Defence Corps personnel, destroyed 7,500kg of skunk cultivated on three hectares of farmland at Dadin Kowa village, Bali LGA, on 20 August, while 901kg of the same substance was recovered from a warehouse at Uzebba, Owan West LGA, Edo State, where a 54-year-old female suspect, Fodo Stella Sunday, was arrested on 19 August.

In another operation in Edo State, a total of 14,233.37kg of skunk was destroyed on four plantations measuring 5.69375 hectares at Ebule forest, Owan West LGA, on 20 August.

In Delta State, NDLEA operatives, supported by the military, destroyed 25,500kg of skunk on four plantations measuring 10.2 hectares in Emu-Obiogu community, Ndokwa West LGA, on 21 August. Similarly, in Ondo State, 25,025kg of the same psychoactive substance was destroyed on three farms with a combined measurement of 10.01 hectares at Asolo camp, Uso area of the state.

Babafemi added that two dispatch riders were arrested on 21 August by NDLEA officers during a stop-and-search operation in Jabi, Abuja, for distributing illicit substances in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). While Garba Sule was caught with 300mg of pentazocine injection, Isaac Augustine was found with 8.64g of skunk packaged for delivery.

While commending officers and men of DOGI, Lagos, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Taraba, Delta, Adamawa, FCT, Ondo, Ekiti and Edo Commands for their arrests, seizures and professionalism, the Chairman and Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig-Gen. Mohamed Marwa (Rtd), urged them and their colleagues across the country to sustain the Agency’s balanced approach to drug control.

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How Cartels Plant Drugs In Travelers’ Bags — NDLEA

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August 24, 2025

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has issued a fresh warning to travelers, advising them on how to avoid being used as unwitting couriers by criminal drug syndicates.

The caution, delivered by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in a post on his official X handle on Sunday, stresses a “narco-trend” where cartels use unsuspecting passengers to smuggle illicit drugs.

According to him, “Ensure you wait at the check in counter to see your luggage tagged and go off on the conveyor belt.” This step is critical to prevent airport insiders from planting drugs in a traveler’s bag after they have left the counter.

“Before you board at the foot of the plane, where applicable, please identify your luggage and ensure the details tally with the tag collected at the check in counter.”

This provides a final check to ensure the bag hasn’t been tampered with or switched before loading, he noted.

“Never be in a hurry to ignore or overlook these steps. They will save you from the trauma of accounting for what you know nothing about or facing the consequences of the actions of criminal syndicates,” Babafemi wrote.

The NDLEA’s warning is a response to the prevalent use of “blind mules”—travelers who are unaware they are carrying drugs.

The post read: “Narco-trend update: More than ever before, it’s very important now that when embarking on local or international travels, ensure you wait at the check in counter to see your luggage tagged and go off on the conveyor belt. It’s equally significant that before you board at the foot of the plane, where applicable, please identify your luggage and ensure the details tally with the tag collected at the check in counter.

Never be in a hurry to ignore or overlook these steps. They will save you from the trauma of accounting for what you know nothing about or facing the consequences of the actions of criminal syndicates which smuggle illicit drugs through innocent passengers. For me, I don’t travel with more than my hand luggage for years now. E get why!”

The agency has also foiled attempts to smuggle drugs concealed in car side mirrors and has shared videos on social media to educate the public on the sophisticated methods used by traffickers.

In a recent operation, the agency arrested a Lagos-based church general overseer for allegedly masterminding multiple shipments of illicit drugs from Ghana to Nigeria.

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Lagos: Police Arrest Security Guard For Stealing Generators, Others

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August 23, 2025

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The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 38-year-old security guard for allegedly breaking into an apartment and carting away household items worth about N1.8 million.

Police spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed the arrest in a statement released on Saturday, adding that the suspect was tracked down by officers attached to the Iju Police Division.

He said operatives from the Iju Division apprehended the suspect following a report from a resident of the Ifako area, who returned home on August 15 to find his house burgled.

“Stolen items included a Sumec generator, a Fireman generator, a National air conditioner, and three air conditioner compressor engines, all valued at N1.8 million.

“Detectives arrested the suspect in the same neighbourhood after investigations revealed he conspired with others, who are still at large, to commit the crime,” Hundeyin said.

He added that the stolen items have been recovered, and efforts are ongoing to apprehend his accomplices.

Hundeyin said the case would be charged in court upon completion of investigations.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Olohundare Jimoh, assured residents that the command would leave no stone unturned in bringing criminals to justice and urged employers to conduct proper background checks before hiring staff.