Mohbad’s Family Lawyer Addresses Yomi Fabiyi’s Call For Protest At Next Court Hearing

The family lawyer of Mohbad has responded to actor Yomi Fabiyi's recent call for a “peaceful” protest at the upcoming court hearing related to the singer’s death.

Mohbad passed away under mysterious circumstances on September 12, 2023. He was buried the following day.

On September 21, his body was exhumed for an autopsy at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), which revealed no significant findings that could be attributed to his death.

The toxicology report did detect the presence of Diphenhydramine, an antihistamine, but not in a concentration considered fatal.

Mohbad’s family had rejected the results and demanded an independent investigation.

According to Monisola Odumosu, a member of the Aloba legal team, a two-part autopsy is currently underway, with the first phase completed and the second part involving toxicology and histology tests.

On Tuesday, Fabiyi urged the public to peacefully attend upcoming court sessions and participate in the coroner’s inquest.

He also proposed that if no progress is made, a peaceful protest should be organised around the first anniversary of Mohbad’s death to further press for justice.

“Let’s storm the court peacefully and attend the next coroner inquest and protest to register our demands on this case. If nothing tangible is seen or heard, we focus on the day of the one-year anniversary,” he wrote.

The actor’s call came a few hours after Mohbad’s family opposed plans by some organisations and individuals to commemorate the first anniversary of the singer’s death.

But in a statement shared with TheCable Lifestyle on Wednesday, Odumosu said staging a protest within the court environment “poses a threat to smooth proceedings”.

She maintained that it is within the ambit of law for “anyone to do whatever they like”, but warned that all activities must be conducted civilly “to avoid contempt of court”.

“Anyone is free to do whatever he wants so far he or she does it within the confines of the law. The Constitution gives everyone the right to express his or her grievances,” the statement reads in part.

“However coming within the court precinct is another issue entirely. They must conduct themselves in a very civil manner and must not make noise. The business of justice in the court must not be disturbed in any manner. Lest they be charged for contempt of Court.

“Our advice is that they should not disrupt the proceedings in the court in any form whilst they exercise their rights.”