By Daniel Edu
Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has expressed regret over her involvement in advocating for the exhumation of late Nigerian singer Mohbad’s body following his controversial death. Mohbad passed away on September 12, 2023, under mysterious circumstances, and was buried the following day. His body was exhumed for an autopsy by the Lagos state police on September 21, 2023.
However, after the autopsy, Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, demanded that his son’s body not be reburied until a DNA test is conducted on Mohbad’s son, Liam. This request has led to further delays in the singer’s burial and added to the ongoing family disputes.
In a conversation with her colleague Biola Adebayo on the *Talk to B* YouTube podcast, Iyabo Ojo shared her regret, stating that she would not have pushed for Mohbad’s exhumation had she known it would lead to the complications and delays that followed.
“I wouldn’t have requested that Mohbad be exhumed if I knew his case would turn out this way,” she admitted. “He hasn’t been buried till now. His dad says he wants a DNA test done, and I heard the court has granted his request. But I heard his dad has conditions again.”
Ojo explained that her primary intention was to ensure the singer’s cause of death was properly investigated, which led to her call for the exhumation. “I just wanted Mohbad’s body exhumed so they could do the autopsy to find out the cause of his death,” she said. “I did my best to be sure that everyone was investigated, but when they came up with different theories, DNA became more important to them.”
