The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has issued a reply to the police inquiry regarding the reported apprehension and confinement of the late artist, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, known as MohBad.
In a statement issued on Saturday, 7th October 2023, the NDLEA indicated that it had sent its response to the police on Thursday, 28th September 2023, and included a copy of the acknowledgement letter with the statement.
The NDLEA’s response explicitly refuted any claim that MohBad had been arrested or detained in its custody on February 24, 2022, or any other date.
Furthermore, the agency clarified that it had not administered any substance to MohBad.
The full statement reads:
Mohbad: NDLEA responded to a police enquiry on September 28, 2023
Following media enquiries on the claim by the Lagos state police command at a press conference on Friday 6th October 2023 that it was yet to get a response from the NDLEA on social media allegations bordering on alleged arrest and detention of the late artiste, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka MohBad, the Agency will like to state that indeed its response was sent and received by the police since Thursday 28th September 2023. Indeed, to show the seriousness with which the Agency treated the issue, our formal response dated Thursday 28th September 2023 was sent by flight to Lagos, delivered and received by the police same Thursday 28th September. The summary of our response is reproduced below for the benefit of the inquiring public:
“We also heard the unsubstantiated allegation on social media that Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka MohBad, was arrested and detained by NDLEA on the 24th of February 2022 and given a substance to drink. In response to this allegation, we wish to state categorically that MohBad was never arrested nor was he ever detained in the custody of the NDLEA on the said date or any other date before or after. The foregoing being the case, the issue of giving him any substance to drink does not arise.”
Josephine Ruth Obi – Deputy Commander General (Narcotics)
This response from the NDLEA follows a press conference held by the Lagos State Police Command on Friday, October 6, 2023, where Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, amongst other things, mentioned their pending request for information from the agency concerning these allegations.
Story: Christy Dung