Naira Marley Breaks Silence on Mohbad’s Death, Says Police Had No Reason to Arrest Him

In a tell-all video, the artiste recounted how the sad news of Mohbad’s death in September 2023 left him shocked and confused.

“Someone among us said Mohbad is dead and I thought they were lying. I thought it was a ruse to blow him up again.”

“I was like, ‘People should be careful what they say. I saw reports saying that he died of an ear infection and I immediately felt they were lying.”

Naira Marley stressed that he was not even in Nigeria at the time of Mohbad’s passing, yet social media users quickly pointed fingers at him.

“Next thing I knew, I was trending on Twitter and people started posting videos from the NDLEA issue that year.”

“People posted old videos of the fight he had in 2022 with his manager.”

“I wasn’t in the country, how can I be blamed? I can show you my passport stamped and when I came back to Nigeria.”

“People started blaming me I didn’t even have time to mourn him properly.”

He further questioned why the police detained him instead of focusing on those who were around Mohbad in the hours leading to his death.

“If we were in a sane country, the police would have arrested everyone who was with him 24 to 48 hours before he died, the police had no reason to arrest me.”

“I don’t understand, I wasn’t even in the country.”

“People also dug up old videos of him and Sam Larry.”

“Sam Larry wasn’t even in the country that time.”

Explaining why he returned to Nigeria, he said he wanted to clear his name.

“I came to Nigeria to support the investigations because people were pointing fingers at me, so people would understand that I had nothing to do with it.”

“When I came back to Nigeria, I was in kpanti for two months and they held my passport.”

“They had no reason to hold me for that long in a working country.”

Mohbad, born Ilerioluwa Aloba, died on September 12, 2023, sparking nationwide protests and calls for justice.

His death was linked to complications from an injection administered by an auxiliary nurse, but the circumstances remain a subject of debate.