A PATHOLOGIST, Prof. Shokunle Shoyemi, on Wednesday, May 15, said the cause of the death of musician, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, was concluded as ‘uncertain.’
Recall that the musician died on September 12, last year at the age of 27 and was buried the following day.
His death generated controversies, prompting the Lagos State Government to direct a coroner’s inquest into the death, which began on October 13 at the Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court.
Shokunle, while testifying before the coroner, said the cause of the singer’s death could not be determined, as his body was too decomposed by the time an autopsy was performed.
He told the Coroner, Magistrate Adedayo Shotobi, that in spite of extensive efforts, the advanced state of decomposition of the body made a conclusive autopsy impossible, adding that the situation left many questions about the circumstances surrounding the death unanswered.
He told the court that the autopsy was conducted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and photographs were taken for documentation, explaining that Mohbad’s body was not embalmed and had begun to decompose before it was brought for autopsy.
Shokunle also dismissed the allegation that the late singer’s neck was bent and bleeding after death, noting that when the body was to be exhumed, heavy stones were seen placed on top of his grave.
Another witness, Owofeni Ibrahim, who was earlier cross-examined, said he and the late singer knew each other since childhood and had been friends, adding that he knew the singer to be calm, smart and hardworking, insisting: “Every time I saw Mohbad, he was okay.”
The coroner adjourned the inquest until June 11.
