Popular Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, widely known as Naira Marley, has spoken extensively about the circumstances surrounding the death of his former signee, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly called Mohbad.
In a two-hour documentary released on Wednesday, Marley narrated Mohbad’s journey under his record label, Marlian Music, and dismissed claims linking him to the singer’s tragic death.
According to him, he never bullied or harmed the late Ask About Me and KPK crooner, who died on September 12, 2023, at the age of 27.
Earlier this year, a Magistrate’s Court in Yaba, Lagos, discharged Marley, music promoter Sam Larry, Primeboy (Ibrahim Owodunni) and Mohbad’s former manager, Babatunde Opere, of any complicity in the artiste’s death. However, in July, a Coroner’s Court in Ikorodu recommended the prosecution of auxiliary nurse, Feyisayo Ogedengbe, who treated Mohbad before his demise, for gross negligence.
In the documentary, Marley alleged that Mohbad began using hard drugs in 2020, which he said affected his mental health and decision-making. He also revealed efforts to get him medical help, including paying for health checks and medication.
The Soapy crooner recalled Mohbad’s panic attack after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) raid in 2022, when the late singer went live on Instagram accusing him and others of plotting against his life. Marley claimed Mohbad later apologised alongside his parents and girlfriend, Wunmi.
He further addressed Mohbad’s financial dealings, saying the late artiste once withdrew $72,000 from a digital streaming partner without remitting it, which strained their professional relationship.
Marley also dismissed rumours that Mohbad avoided hospitals due to fear, presenting a WhatsApp chat from 2020 showing he had received medical care.
He insisted that he was abroad on the day Mohbad died and questioned why those who were with him 24–48 hours before his death had not been held accountable.
“I didn’t bully him. I didn’t kill him. Everything we did was transparent. Our business was 50-50, and I always tried to help him,” Marley said.
