Lagos State Police Command has declared a singer, Owodunni Ibrahim, popularly known as Prime Boy wanted for shunning an invitation to assist in the probe of the death of Ilerioluwa Aloba, alias Mohbad
Gatekeepers News reports that Mohbad, a 27-year-old musician had died in controversial circumstances on September 12.
Prime Boy was Mohbad’s childhood friend until his death.
The police command while declaring Prime Boy wanted in a statement by its spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin on Wednesday, placed a bounty of N1m on him.
Hundeyin described Prime Boy as a “male, approximately 1.64-m tall, complexioned with tribal marks and Yoruba by tribe.”
The police spokesman said, “If seen, contact the nearest police station or call 0803 688 5727. CP Idowu Owohunwa hereby offers a handsome reward of N1,000,000 to anyone with useful information leading to his arrest.”
In a related development, a Lagos State Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, on Wednesday, granted the police an order to detain controversial musician, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, in their custody for 21 days.
The late Mohbad had alleged intimidation by Naira Marley and his associates after he decided to leave the latter’s Marlian record label.
In the same vein, the court ordered the police to remand Lagos socialite, Balogun Eletu, popularly known as Sam Larry; a nurse alleged to have injected the late singer, Fisayo Ogedengbe, and another fellow, Sadiq Ayobami, who claimed to be the late singer’s friend.
The court ordered that the four defendants be remanded for 21 days at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, pending the completion of the police investigation.
Gatekeepers News Naira Marley turned himself in to the police, after which he was detained on Tuesday.
Although the police approached the magistrates’ court with a remand application requesting that Naira Marley and the three other defendants be remanded for 30 days, Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun granted the police 21 days to complete their investigation.
Olatunbosun further granted the defendants access to medicals and lawyers of their choice.
The case was adjourned till October 25, for the report of the police investigation.
Meanwhile, the House of Representatives at the plenary on Wednesday assured the family of late Mohbad, of its commitment to secure proper compensation and royalties from his music works.
The Chairman of the House Committee on Justice, Olumide Osoba, representing the Abeokuta North/Odeda/Obafemi-Owode Federal Constituency of Ogun State, stated this during an interactive session on the rights and royalties of Mohbad.
The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance earlier moved by Babajimi Benson, the lawmaker representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Lagos State.
Benson said, “It is crucial to recognise that young musicians are often not well-informed about their rights when entering into contracts.”
