The police have arrested the younger brother of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad, on the premises of the Magistrates’ Court in the Ogba area of Lagos State.
Adura was reportedly arrested on Wednesday together with his friend, Ibrahim Koleosho, aka King White, shortly after attending a legal proceeding regarding a phone he sold to one Damola Ayinde.
Both of them were arrested by operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command.
Reports claim they were arrested over a petition filed by actor and activist, Yomi Fabiyi on Friday, December 13, 2024, alleging that the deceased’s brother initiated an Instagram chat wherein he claimed to have video evidence of how Mohbad d!ed.
Fabiyi in the petition he posted on his social media handles, alleged that Adura demanded the sum of N3m to be paid in Bitcoin in exchange for the video evidence of how Mohbad died.
Fabiyi in the petition he posted on his social media handles accused Adura of demanding N3m to be paid in Bitcoin in exchange for the video evidence.
Adura denied the allegation saying the chat was from Ayinde to whom he had sold his phone.
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However, Adura denied the allegation stating that the chat was from Ayinde whom he had sold his phone. A forensic investigation has since been conducted while the court is still probing the case.
Reacting to the arrest, Adura’s mother, Abosede in a viral video, broke down in tears as she pleaded for help to locate her son. In the viral video, she could be heard wailing inside a vehicle, claiming that actor Yomi Fabiyi and one Sam Jojo orchestrated the “abduction.”
Speaking in Yoruba, she said
“Please help me, Nigerians. Yomi Fabiyi and Sam Jojo have taken my son. I don’t know where they are taking him to. He asked them to take my son away. My son did nothing to them. They must not lay a hand on him, he is sick. Demola, you’ve put me in trouble. Mohbad’s spirit will fight you.”
Adura had earlier in December demanded a public apology from Fabiyi, Ayinde, and others, alleging that they hacked his TikTok account to damage his reputation. He had also filed an N1bn lawsuit against them for defamation, tampering with evidence, and fraudulent claims implicating him.
A member of the family who spoke to the publication on Wednesday said the arrest was not unconnected to a heated exchange of words between Koleoso and Fabiyi.
“We don’t know the whereabouts of Adura but I can confirm that his friend, Koleosho, was arrested after the court proceedings today. Everything just happened suddenly. We learnt there has been some exchange of words between Koleosho and Fabiyi over the issue relating to the phone and this may have led to the arrest. We don’t know where the security men came from but we have been trying to locate their whereabouts.” the family source disclosed
A police confirmed that they were arrested by operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command.
“Yes, they were arrested by the police operatives from Zone 2, Onikan, not men of the Lagos State Command,” he said.
The zonal police spokesperson, Ayuba Umma was yet to give reasons for the arrest of the duo as all efforts to reach him were unsuccessful.
A forensic investigation has since been conducted while the court is still probing the case.
