A forensic examination of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad, will be completed within the next three to four weeks, according to Dr. Richard Somiari, Director of Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre.
Dr. Somiari provided this information while testifying at a coroner’s inquest into the singer’s death.
The coroner’s inquest, which began on October 13, 2023, is being held at the Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in response to the controversy surrounding Mohbad’s death on September 12, 2023, at the age of 27.
Defense counsel also questioned the witness during the inquest.
Somiari told the Coroner, Magistrate Adedayo Shotobi: “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.
“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 assured the public of adequate security and monitoring of samples for the autopsy.
“We have a place where items are stored for safety and security of results. There is a procedure for monitoring samples moved abroad,” he said.
