Baba Falana press release to Mr Aloba’s interview yesterday

PRESS RELEASE

Our attention has been drawn to the reckless statements credited to Mr Joseph Aloba on several online platforms, television and radio stations regarding Mr Femi Falana, SAN.

This rejoinder is necessary to set the records straight on the roles played so far by our law firm in unravelling the circumstances surrounding the death of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad.

It is no longer news that Mohbad died in September 2023 under questionable circumstances. Upon the death of this young man, many well-meaning Nigerians and human rights groups contacted our office to assist in unraveling the circumstances surrounding his death and get justice for the family. The widow of the late singer, Mrs Wunmi Cynthia Aloba also contacted our office to help in a similar vein.

At that juncture, Mr. Falana called Mohbad’s father and commiserated with him and assured him of his readiness to ensure that the law takes its cause. Our office immediately petitioned the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command requesting a thorough investigation into the case.

In addition to the above, our office also wrote the Chief Coroner of Lagos State requesting a Coroner’s Inquest into the remote and immediate cause of the death of Mohbad. Our office sent a delegation of lawyers to Mohbad’s residence at Orchid in Lagos to take the statements of those close to the late singer including his wife, parents and staff.

As events unfolded, we realized that the late Mohbad’s father, Mr Joseph Aloba is not interested in unraveling what led to the death of his son but after his estate. Hence, he rushed the burial of Mohbad in an unmarked grave without any autopsy to know the cause of death of the deceased. However, at our request, the body of Mohbad was later exhumed for investigation by the Police.

Since our aim and goal in the matter is to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of Mohbad through the instrumentality of the law, we had no choice but to distance ourselves from Mr Joseph Aloba's opportunism and puerile blackmail.

While the matter is still pending before the Coroner and Police investigation has not been concluded, Mr Joseph Aloba through his solicitors wrote a letter dated the 25th day of November 2023 to our office wherein he requested Mrs Wunmi Cynthia Aloba to hand over her son for DNA test to ascertain his paternity.

While our client and our law firm are not opposed to conducting the test as stated in our reply, we drew attention to Section 57 of the Child’s Right Law of Lagos State which empowers only the Court to order the use of scientific tests including blood tests and DNA where paternity is in issue. Furthermore, we made it clear that under the provisions of the Child’s Right Law of Lagos State, the only person who has the locus standi to request a DNA test to confirm the paternity of a child is the father of a child.

Notwithstanding the position of the law, we advised that due process of the law be followed i.e. obtaining a valid court order for Mrs Wunmi Cynthia Aloba to present her son for the test. Since our position was made known, Mr Joseph Aloba has not taken steps to obtain the court order to enable Mrs Wunmi Cynthia Aloba to submit her son for the test.

Meanwhile, the Coroner has since taken testimonies from several witnesses including Mr. Joseph Aloba and Mrs Wunmi Cynthia Aloba. However, the proceedings have been stalled due to the delay in getting the autopsy report from the Nigeria Police Force and the Lagos State Government.

Having said the above, we find it preposterous that Mr Joseph Aloba has said that Mr. Falana and Mrs Wunmi Cynthia Aloba be held responsible if he is killed. We have taken appropriate measures under the law to restrain Mr. Aloba from further associating Mr. Falana with murder and other forms of criminal offences. We will not allow Mr. Aloba and his cohorts to destroy the reputation which Mr. Falana has built at home and abroad.

Finally, Mr. Aloba is definitely deceiving himself if he believes that his empty vituperations and vulgar abuse will force us to withdraw from further representing Mrs Wunmi Cynthia Aloba to enable him to inherit the assets of his late son, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba (a.k.a. Mohbad).

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Taiwo E. Olawanle, Esq.

For: Falana and Falana’s Chambers.

Falana is a bad lawyer, he should hands off Mohbad case

Saheed Elegushi is paying Falana`s bill in USD and will go to any length on the case!

People think Falana just ordinarily descended to a cheap case of such!

Nigerians should forget the case!

Mohbad will NEVER get justice! Too many powerful blocks behind case!

Its sad, but the bitter truth!

They should let this man be abeg

CoronaVirusPro:
Saheed Elegushi is paying Falana`s bill in USD and will go to any length on the case!

People think Falana just ordinarily descended to a cheap case of such!

Nigerians should forget the case!

Mohbad will NEVER get justice! Too many powerful blocks behind case!

Its sad, but the bitter truth!

This case is not cheap. It is high profile homicide

Unfortunately many of such cases are swept under the carpet under Sanwoolus govt. His government is so weak once a criminal case involve high class people, Sanwoolu will keep mute and allows it to slide. Mohbad's case is not the first

Joseph Aloba should be arrested asap for defamation of character. Why did he hurridly bury his son in the first place? Make dem bury this boy and let him have his peace.

Biodun556:
Falana is a bad lawyer, he should hands off Mohbad case

for what reason?

Stargangz:
Joseph Aloba should be arrested asap for defamation of character. Why did he hurridly bury his son in the first place? Make dem bury this boy and let him have his peace.

exactly.the man acts and talks suspiciously and questionably

We are tired
Since we can't get the truth out and we can't bring him back to life
Better we rest on it

SAMBARRY:
for what reason?

Those around mohbad as at The time of his death should be custody without bail

But Falana suggested corona inquest to the state governor to shield the prime suspects while at the same time pressuring mohbad dad to accept 50 million naira compensation

From all mr aloba step he is only after mohbad property not care about son or wife

Biodun556:


Those around mohbad as at The time of his death should be custody without bail

But Falana suggested corona inquest to the state governor to shield the prime suspects while at the same time pressuring mohbad dad to accept 50 million naira compensation

why u sef type like u are paid to tannish the law firm.

saysugar:
From all mr aloba step he is only after mohbad property not care about son or wife

thank you o.. dey asked the man why e no bury son. he said he is waiting for autopsy and DNA? does that change anything ? next thing he said reason for DNA is because wunmi & her mother are in charge of late son properties .....

Stargangz:
Joseph Aloba should be arrested asap for defamation of character. Why did he hurridly bury his son in the first place? Make dem bury this boy and let him have his peace.

Joseph Aloba has evidence to back his claim