The United Advocates Group (UAG) has called on the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Tijani, to constitute a fresh team of officers to handle the ongoing re-investigation into the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad.
The civil advocacy group said officers who participated in the initial investigation should be excluded from the new team to ensure that the process is independent, transparent and credible.
UAG made the demand in a statement signed by its legal adviser, Oluwatosin Afolabi, amid concerns over the prolonged resolution of the case.
According to the group, the re-investigation was initiated in April 2025 following the intervention of the former Inspector-General of Police but was subsequently transferred to the Lagos State Police Command, where it has remained unresolved.
UAG said new facts had emerged in the course of the investigation, prompting the Inspector-General of Police’s investigative team to visit Lagos twice.
The group said the developments raised “prima facie issues” that warranted further interrogation of relevant suspects.
It warned that continued delays in assigning the matter to a new team at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, could further undermine public confidence in the police investigation.
“The officers involved in the earlier investigation should not review the same issues in order to preserve independence and credibility,” the group said.
UAG urged CP Tijani to intervene immediately by appointing investigators who had no involvement in the previous inquiry.
It said such a step would help restore public confidence and demonstrate the Lagos State Police Command’s commitment to ensuring justice in the controversial case.
The group had, in a May statement, raised allegations against one of the officers involved in the initial investigation, accusing the officer of failing to diligently pursue critical leads and leaving important issues unattended.
UAG also alleged that the officer failed to honour a subpoena issued by the Coroner’s Court until the proceedings had been concluded.
The advocacy group further questioned the conduct of a second officer, alleging inconsistencies in his account of his involvement in the case.
According to UAG, the officer initially confirmed that he had been assigned to the matter but later denied knowledge of the reassignment when contacted again.
Mohbad, a fast-rising Afrobeats artiste, died in September 2023 under controversial circumstances.
His death sparked widespread public outrage and led to investigations and legal disputes surrounding his estate, royalties and the paternity of his son.
His son, Liam, was born in April 2023, several months before the singer’s death.
The subsequent paternity dispute has also attracted significant public attention.
