Turkey-based Nigerian social activist, Tenny Omoologo, has continued to voice out her worries over the delay in unravelling the circumstances behind the death of young Nigerian hip-hop singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba a.k.a. Mohbad.
Tenny has shared her concern about Mohbad’s father, Mr Joseph Aloba’s reaction to the fight for justice for his son 14 months after his death. She also spoke about the huge money she claimed was donated for the cause and the delay by the government in inviting Mohbad’s widow, Omowunmi, for questioning.
N70m Donated Unaccounted For
“Something is happening about the money donated for Mohbad’s autopsy. The government did an inconclusive autopsy before they gave Mohbad’s father the chance to do an independent autopsy. The money donated for that purpose was about 26,000 US dollars. And about N24 million was donated into an Access Bank account, even though I know that the amount was more than that. Despite the money donated, which was close to N70 million, there was nothing to show for it. With N70 million, Mohbad’s father has not been able to show he has achieved tangible results. The DNA, there’s nothing to show for that, too. According to the new update on DNA by Mohbad’s father’s spokesman, Muyiwa, they will need to take the DNA test abroad after months when the court order has been approved. Their recent reason is because they can no longer use body fluid except tissues from Mohbad’s remains. They’re just arguing among themselves, complicating and postponing information with different narratives. That is why I said earlier that Mohbad’s family should be held responsible for the delay in getting justice for the boy.
Why Is Mr Aloba Still Looking For Justice?
This is beyond what Yomi Fabiyi is doing, although the young man is trying his best. It is beyond going to look for Wunmi at the borders. If we truly want justice for Mohbad, his father holds the key to getting justice. We have known the position of Mohbad’s mother in the struggle for justice. She’s not with us. But Mohbad’s father who says he’s looking for justice, should be serious about it. We were shouting on Wunmi to allow the family conduct the DNA test, but after the initial refusal, she has agreed to do it since November last year. But Mohbad’s father has not been forthcoming on this. What was the money in the GoFundMe account for? There’s the hospital he could use. He could also have employed another lawyer to fast-track the process, yet nothing was done. But since about four months ago when Wunmi has said she was ready for DNA, Mohbad’s father has kept silent. If there’s any other thing Mr Joseph Aloba knew or any information he has about his son’s death, he should come out and tell the public. His actions are not helping the cause of justice.
For instance, Yomi Fabiyi organized two conferences on the issue of Mohbad’s justice, Mr Aloba was invited, but he didn’t attend any of them. After the conferences, Mr Aloba went to a radio station in Ghana and said Yomi was supposed to have come to his house because he’s the man whose son is dead. Who is supposed to go to the other person? Is it someone who is looking for justice for his son or the person who is helping to get justice?
Mohbad’s father should allow justice to be done in time and let the boy rest in peace. The case is still at the coroner inquest, which has been closed for over six months. If it has to be filed at the law court, let Mr Aloba do what is right now, so we can get justice for the innocent boy. There was about N70 million in the GoFundMe account, they have spent everything yet we haven’t achieved any tangible result.
No Money Spent For Activists Abroad
Besides, these people are also claiming that they’re the one protecting me from police arrest. What protection? I don’t live in Nigeria. Nobody knows my address where I live or my other locations. They claimed they paid a lawyer for that purpose yet we’ve not seen any lawyer they paid or the payment receipt. Is that part of looking for justice for Mohbad? They said they are protecting some hosts in diaspora who are fighting for justice, yet four of us have been arrested over this struggle without any support from them. Some of us that escaped arrest have been running away from our homes. These people should account for the money the public donated so we can know what they used the money for.
Where Govt Must Come In
Also, the Nigerian government should be serious about helping us to get justice for this young boy. We heard that the police had invited Mohbad’s widow, Omowunmi, twice. Why has she not shown up? Aside from shunning the invitations, we saw Wunmi on TikTok bragging about her influence with the authorities. Yomi Fabiyi said he had shared the proof with the police yet nothing was done. At least when you have secured a warrant to arrest someone, if you can’t share the warrant with the public, you should share the information with us. No one in government has told us if actually there’s a warrant for Wunmi’s arrest. Police have arrested people like Prime Boy without invitation and Wanted notice was placed on his head. They have shared information of invitations and arrests on other suspects in the past with the public but why is Omowunmi’s case different?
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