A Magistrate Court sitting in Sabo, Yaba, Lagos, has exonerated singer Abdulazeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, and music promoter, Samson Balogun Eletu, popularly known as Sam Larry, in the death of singer Mohbad.
Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje delivered the ruling on Wednesday following the legal advice of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Lagos that the suspects had no case to answer.
The court also discharged Owodunni Ibrahim, known as Primeboy, and Opere Babatunde, Mohbad’s previous manager.
The DPP, however, said it would prosecute the auxiliary nurse who treated Mohbad, Feyisayo Ogedengbe and one of Mohbad’s friends, Ayobami Sadiq, for reckless and negligent acts contrary to Section 251 (e) of the Criminal Law, Ch C.17, Vol.3, Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
Allegations of harassment, bullying, and mistreatment surfaced in the wake of his death, as videos of former associates, Naira Marley and Sam Larry maltreating the singer surfaced on the internet.
Public agitations led to the arrest of both Naira Marley and Sam Larry, but they were later granted bail.
The police had to exhume Mohbad’s body during their investigations to conduct an autopsy.
A toxicology test could not ascertain the cause of his death, but noted the possibility of a drug reaction as a contributing factor.
