Joseph Aloba yeah, Mohbad’s dad tried to drag Naira Marley, Sam Larry, and the crew back into the hot seat over his son’s death. Took it to the Lagos High Court in Ikeja, thinking he could get the court to toss out the Director of Public Prosecutions’ advice that basically said, “Nah, not enough evidence, these guys aren’t guilty.”
Well, that idea got shut down fast. Justice Taiwo Olatokun, who presided over the whole thing on July 3, 2025, wasn’t having it. She straight-up said the DPP was just doing their job, acting under the Attorney General’s powers, so no court could just waltz in and mess with that. Her words, more or less: “The Attorney General gets to call the shots on prosecution end of story.” So, Aloba’s case? Dead on arrival.
But Aloba’s lawyer, Wahab Shittu, wasn’t about to just pack up and go home. He argued that the DPP jumped the gun, handing out the legal advice before the coroner’s inquest was even done. Kinda feels like playing referee before the match is over, right? He claimed it robbed both the family and the Nigerian public of a fair shot at justice, especially with everyone still fired up and protesting over Mohbad’s death.
Even with the court’s big nope, Shittu said they’re not done he’s taking it up on appeal. The legal drama continues.
Quick throwback: last October, the Lagos DPP basically let Naira Marley, Sam Larry, Primeboy, and Opere Babatunde off the hook because, according to them, there just wasn’t any solid evidence tying them to Mohbad’s passing. They were “discharged but not acquitted,” which is like saying, “You can go, but we’re watching you.”
Mohbad himself died on September 12, 2023, only 27, right after splitting from Marlian Music (cue the conspiracy theories). His death? Major chaos. People were shouting about assault, intimidation all sorts of shady stuff. It blew up into protests and a national outcry, with everyone demanding answers.
The Lagos State Government had to step in, launching a coroner’s inquest and dragging in a bunch of people for questioning. Then, during a hearing in May 2025, DPP rep Ayinde Ibrahim made it clear: the legal advice was based on the police report, not what the coroner’s inquest might eventually dig up.
So, yeah. It’s messy, it’s emotional, and honestly, it’s far from over.