The Lagos State government has revealed that the toxicology test result to determine the cause of death of the Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad is out.
DAILY GIST recalls that Mohbad died in Lagos on September 12, 2023 in a controversial manner, and the actual cause of his demise still yet to be fully ascertained.
On September 21, the body of the artiste was exhumed. An autopsy was carried out that same day after which the police announced that they were awaiting the results.
The tests, conducted in the United States (US), aim to provide clarity on the circumstances surrounding the singer’s untimely death.
During the coroner’s inquest in Ikorodu last year November, Lagos State counsel, Oluwaseun Akinde, disclosed that the autopsy of the external body was concluded, while the toxicology test, focusing on internal analysis, was pending at the time.
The recent completion of this test marks a significant advancement in the investigation.
However, in a new update, an official from the Lagos State government who preferred to remain anonymous due to restrictions on public communications about the case, told The Punch that the toxicology results were received by the state’s DNA and Forensic Centre last week.
The results were then transmitted to the police earlier this week to assist with further investigations.
The source said, “The toxicology test is ready and given to the police. We projected 10 weeks from the outset but it came in before then. It was received by the DNA and Forensic Centre last week and has been sent to the police.”
A source in the Lagos State Police Command who also spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not permitted to speak to the press confirmed the receipt of the result.
The source said, “The toxicology report is with us. It arrived on Monday but it is medical jargon for us. We don’t understand what it is. So it has been sent to the pathologist that carried out the autopsy to analyse and interpret it.”
It would also be recalled that in March 20, the Director of Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre, Richard Somiari, stated that the toxicology result would be ready in the next three to four weeks.
While testifying during a coroner’s inquest into the death of the singer, Somiari said, “We expected to get the first set of autopsy results in three to four weeks and re-confirm to authenticate the cause of the death.”
He said, “We searched for multiple possibilities, to check if poison was involved in the death of Mohbad since no actual cause was mentioned.”
The forensic expert also assured the public of adequate security and monitoring of samples for the autopsy.
He said, “We have a place where items are stored for safety and security of results. There is a procedure for monitoring samples moved abroad.”
