1000’s are marching throughout Nigeria over the mysterious dying of an Afrobeat star whose physique has been exhumed for an post-mortem as authorities examine the reason for his demise
ByCHINEDU ASADU Related Press
September 21, 2023, 5:11 PM
ABUJA, Nigeria — 1000’s marched throughout Nigeria on Thursday over the mysterious dying final week of an Afrobeat star whose physique has been exhumed for an post-mortem as authorities examine the reason for his demise.
Lagos police stated the physique of the late Ilerioluwa Aloba, higher often called MohBad, was exhumed Thursday afternoon in response to complaints concerning the unclear circumstances surrounding his dying.
Aloba, broadly often called certainly one of Nigeria’s fastest-rising younger pop stars, died final week Tuesday in a Lagos hospital on the age of 27 after being admitted for an unknown sickness.
Younger Nigerians on Tuesday took to the streets in Lagos to demand justice for Aloba, however the protests swelled throughout the nation amid an outpouring of grief – and questions on what brought about his dying.
The police in Lagos stated it obtained complaints concerning the singer’s dying, main them to arrange a prison investigations crew to “combination all allegations, suspicions and insinuations from varied sources on the dying of the singer.”
Lagos Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated Tuesday he had “instructed that every one those that might have performed any position in any respect in any occasion resulting in the dying of MohBad be made to face the legislation after an intensive investigation.”
“I additionally attraction to all mates and followers of the deceased to remain calm and chorus from making inflammatory utterances and reaching prejudicial conclusions on this matter,” Sanwo-Olu stated. “Staying calm and following the method will probably be our most solemn tribute to the reminiscence of the departed expertise.”
The dying of the younger artist has drawn individuals — and numbers — to his music.
In certainly one of his songs titled “Sorry”, the late star spoke about coming from a poor background and his struggles to earn a residing by way of music. In one other, “Peace”, he spoke of himself as a “survivor… cash chaser — sooner than a bullet.”