The Lagos State Police Commissioner of Police, CP Idowu Owohunwa, has ordered the command to launch a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the tragic passing of popular singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, nicknamed Mohbad.
The state commissioner of police established a Special probe Team inside the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to coordinate the probe, according to a statement made by the command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin.
‘’The team, which comprises seasoned homicide detectives, has been tasked to aggregate all allegations, suspicions and insinuations from various sources on the death of the singer and undertake a professional, diligent and timely investigation with a view to establishing facts, clearing all doubts and ensuring that justice is manifestly served through a meticulous process that will deploy all requisite protocols (which may include exhumation), as well as technical and scientific tools that are vital to the detailed investigation of homicide allegations of this nature.
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“In aid of this initiative, the Lagos State Government has pledged its total support to the Special Investigation Team in all ways required to guarantee a diligent investigative exercise. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave this assurance while consulting with the State Commissioner of Police earlier today on how best to ensure that the case is expeditiously investigated and justice delivered promptly.”
Hundeyin made an appeal to the deceased singer’s family, friends, and business associates, as well as to anyone else who may have relevant information that could help the investigation, to kindly contact the State Criminal Investigation Department’s Homicide Section at 08036885727 and to support the police as best they can in their efforts to conduct a thorough investigation.
He further stated that, to the extent that it is ethically and legally possible, the public would be informed of any advancements made by the command during the investigation.