Nigerian street singer, Azeez Adeshina Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley has publicly addressed the death of his former signee Mohbad.
Gatekeepers News reports that Naira Marley posted a statement on his official X account on Wednesday, accusing witnesses of Mohbad’s death of betrayal.
This came after a magistrate court in Yaba on Tuesday, dismissed charges against Naira Marley, Sammy Larry, and Prime Boy over their alleged involvement in Mohbad’s demise.
Lagos Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) also announced that it would prosecute Feyisayo Ogedengbe, the auxiliary nurse who treated the deceased, and Ayobami Sadiq, one of his friends, for reckless and negligent acts.
The Marlian Music boss disclosed that he had made peace with Mohbad before his death and they understood each other beyond their past misunderstandings.
The singer expressed shock that he was labeled a killer and torn apart by the public, adding that undisclosed individuals allowed the public to “call me a killer while you sat there, knowing the truth.”
The statement reads, “I never thought silence could be so loud. I never thought someone I called my brother, someone I protected, would leave this world with my name in his shadow. I have carried this weight, this pain, this shame that was never mine to bear.”
“We, as Marlians, were not perfect. We had to grow, we had to adapt. Mistakes were made, but they were business-never war. I made peace with Mohbad. We understood each other beyond the noise, beyond the misunderstandings. And you know this.”
“Yet when he took his last breath in you alls arms, you looked at the world and pointed at me. You let them tear me apart. You let them call me a killer while you sat there, knowing the truth. Now you tell the story?”
“I welcomed you all into my home. I gave you my trust. And yet, my brother is gone, still not buried, and that is your fault. Telling the truth from the beginning would have given him the rest he deserves. Regardless I will always be there for him.”
“You never thought I would survive. You never thought I would walk through the fire and face my people, maybe you hoped I would stay a fugitive. You thought I would run. Instead, I stood before the justice system, spent time in jail, and faced everything head-on while you changed the story, again and again.”
“But God sees all. The truth does not shake. The lies will fade, and time will reveal everything.”
“I have been broken, but I am not destroyed. And when the truth finally speaks, I pray your heart is strong enough to bear it.”
