Jonathan Nwokpor
Joseph Aloba, the late singer Ilerioluwa, also known as Mohbad, was interrogated by agents of the Nigeria Police Force’s Force Criminal Investigation Department in Alagbon, Lagos State.
After Oba Saheed Elegushi filed a petition alleging cyberbullying, cyberstalking, and criminal defamation, Aloba was interrogated by the agents.
Aloba’s legal team, headed by Monisola Odumosu, revealed this and stated that the accusation followed an interview Aloba had given a short while before.
According to the statement, Aloba emphasised that he was merely trying to get justice for Mohbad and had no intention of intimidating the monarch.
However, according to Odumosu, Mohbad’s father was not taken into custody or jailed; instead, the monarch only asked for a retraction.
A portion of Odumosu’s statement says this: “Mr Aloba was invited by the police and led to the police station by the representatives of his legal team, Teri Wellington and Monisola Odumosu. The petition was written by Oba Saheed Elegushi who alleged that during one of Mr. Aloba’s interviews with a London-based blogger, he was criminally defamed.
“During the interview Mr. Aloba granted the London-based blogger, it was alleged that he said, ‘… his son was bullied and killed on the instruction of Oba Elegushi and that it was one Sam Larry that was sent to do the job…’”
“In fairness to Oba Elegushi, he only demanded the retraction of the defaming statements made by Mr Aloba on social media.
“Mr. Aloba was never arrested or detained. He was granted bail without stress. It is important to note that Mr. Aloba is still grieving the death of his son. He just lost a single star in the family firmament.
“Any grieving parent may on the spur of the moment make statements that may tend to be unreasonable. We only need to understand the geographical circumstances giving rise to his utterances.”
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