Feyisayo Ogedengbe, the auxiliary nurse who treated the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has explained how he died
According to her, the late singer experienced a reaction and began vomiting after she administered a tetanus injection.
Testifying before Justice C.A. Shotobi at the Coroner’s Court in Ikorodu, Lagos, on Friday, Ogedengbe narrated that she stepped out to obtain additional medical supplies when she received a call that Mohbad had started convulsing.
The nurse disclosed that after the tetanus injection was given, Mohbad developed goosebumps, a reaction which she said his wife, Omowunmi, described as a “normal response” for him.
Ogedengbe explained that on September 12, 2024, she was contacted by one Ayobami Sodiq (known as Spending) to treat Mohbad.
Upon her arrival at Mohbad’s Lekki residence around 2:30 pm, she noticed a swollen cut on his right hand.
According to the nurse, she administered the tetanus shot to his upper arm, and after confirming that Mohbad had an ulcer, she chose to give him paracetamol rather than diclofenac.
She stated that she then injected him with 4ml of paracetamol diluted with 1ml of water, along with a slow 10ml dose of ceftriaxone to treat a bacterial infection.
The nurse added that as she administered the ceftriaxone, Mohbad began to feel discomfort and got up to vomit.
“After vomiting in the toilet, he returned to the room and sat on the floor, where I noticed the goosebumps on his body.
“I showed his wife (Omowunmi) the reaction, and she said it was his normal response to injections,” Ogedengbe stated.
She explained that there were four people in the room, including Mohbad, his wife, and Ayobami when the injection was given.
Ogedengbe stated that she then asked Omowunmi why she had not mentioned that Mohbad usually reacted that way to injections.
“Omowunmi then took Mohbad to the bathroom and began pouring water on his head,” she narrated.
Realising the seriousness of the situation, the nurse stated that she and Ayobami rushed to a pharmacy to find medication for the allergic reaction, but they faced delays at the first pharmacy.
She stated, “After visiting another pharmacy and obtaining the necessary hydrocortisone injection and normal saline infusion, we returned to find Mohbad outside the house. By then, preparations were underway to take him to the hospital.
“Due to a lack of available vehicles and heavy traffic, Mohbad was transported to the hospital on a motorcycle, where he was later declared dead on arrival by the medical team.”
She recalled that when they finally got to the hospital, the medical personnel initially hesitated to treat him, causing some confusion.
Ogedengbe noted that Mohbad’s body was taken back to the house around 8pm, while they went to the Orchid Lekki Police Station to obtain a death certificate. After police inquiries, they were directed to the Ajiwe Police Station at Ajah for a report.
After cross-examination by the counsel for Mohbad’s family, Dr Wahab Shittu, SAN; Omowunmi’s counsel, Kabir Akingbolu; and that of the state, the case was adjourned to Friday, March 21, 2024, for further hearing.
The Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions at a Magistrate Court, sitting in Sabo, Yaba, Lagos, in February 2025, had stated that Ogedengbe, and Sodiq would face prosecution for reckless and negligent acts under Section 251 (e) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
This was as the court acquitted popular music artiste, Abdulazeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley; alongside music promoter, Samson Balogun, better known as Sam Larry; Owodunni Ibrahim (Primeboy); and Mohbad’s former manager, Opere Babatunde.
