Mohbad’s Family Takes Drastic Action: Demands New Probe, Tells Wunmi to Stop Using ‘Aloba’ Surname
By: Abudu Olalekan
The fight for justice for Mohbad rages on. His family demands a fresh investigation into his death and bars his partner, Wunmi, from using the Aloba surname pending a DNA test. She’s not backing down.
It’s been months. And still, no real answers. The family of late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, the boy we all knew as Mohbad, is done waiting. They’ve dropped a heavy statement, and it’s a bombshell. They want a brand new investigation into his death, no more of this back and forth. And they’re putting their foot down about his partner, Wunmi. Hard.
A statement came out Tuesday. Real formal. Signed by his dad, Joseph Aloba, and the head of the family, Omolayo. Sent to us here at Reportersroom. It’s not a suggestion. It’s a directive. They want Wunmi Adebanjo to stop using their family name, Aloba. Right now. Until a court-ordered DNA test proves her son, Liam, is actually a blood Aloba.
“The Aloba family remains resolute,” the statement reads. So serious. They want a real, independent probe. They want justice. They want the truth, the whole truth. They’ve even gotten new lawyers. Two of them. One for the death investigation, a big-shot SAN named Dr. Wahab Shittu. And another for the estate and DNA paternity mess, Mr. Oladayo Ogungbe. They mean business.
And the estate? They’re taking control. They named three family guys—Ajewole Aloba, Rasaq Famuyiwa, and Alonge Aloba—to manage everything. The money, the houses, the cars. Most importantly, the music. All those royalties from his songs. But here’s the kicker. They left a spot open. One slot. For Wunmi. If the DNA test says yes. If Liam is Mohbad’s son. An olive branch or a trap? Who knows.
The family also made it crystal clear. No marriage happened. Not really. They said the Yoruba traditional rites, you know, paying the bride price, was never completed. So legally, she’s not family. Not yet. They’re asking the public to calm down, to let the law do its thing. They said this isn’t to punish anyone, just to be fair. A new burial date will be set when all this legal stuff is sorted. Justice for Mohbad, they said. That’s the goal.
But Wunmi’s lawyer? He’s not having it.
Kabir Akingbolu. He hit back hard when we called him. He said the family’s whole statement is just to mislead people. He called their move to stop Wunmi from using the Aloba name “illegal and sentimental.”
“Nobody can stop her from bearing Aloba,” he said, and he’s got a point. He even mentioned a Supreme Court case. Ojukwu vs Ojukwu. He said the law is on her side. A name is a name.
But the real fight, the real nitty-gritty, is the DNA test. Akingbolu says the Aloba family is running.
“They were the ones who went to court,” he told us, sounding so tired. “The court gave the order, they refused to show up.”
He said they tried four times. Four different letters. Nothing. Then they came back with a new lawyer and wanted the test done outside Nigeria. The court said okay. And they disappeared again. Now it’s a third time, he said, and they want to pick the hospital abroad.
“We will not allow that,” Akingbolu stated flatly. “You cannot choose a hospital for the court. We are ready. Any time, any day. The child is not a bastard, and my client has nothing to fear.”
So yeah. That’s where we are. Stuck in the middle of a family war that’s playing out in public. One side wants a fresh probe and control. The other side is screaming they’re ready for the one test that could end it all, but the other side keeps finding reasons not to show up.
Mohbad died at 27. A year ago now. And the questions just get louder. The police have a team, the courts are involved, but for the fans, for everyone watching… it just feels like we’re going in circles. Justice for Mohbad. It sounds so simple. But right now, it feels a million miles away.
