Lagos State Police Command Detain Naira Marley Over Mohbad’s Death

The Lagos State Police Command has detained singer, Azeez Fashola a.k.a Naira Marley.

The singer was recently arrested by the police on Tuesday night shortly after arriving in Nigeria, and fans have been reacting.

He was taken into custody for interrogation over the death of his former signee, aka MohBad, and Naira Marley actually slept in police custody with the investigation will last a while.

Recall that last night, the singer announced on X that he had arrived Nigeria to support the police in its investigation into the death of Mohbad.

WOW.

Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba (8 June 1996 – 12 September 2023), known professionally as MohBad, was a Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter from Lagos. He was formerly signed to Naira Marley’s Marlian Records and left the label in 2022.

He was best known for his hit singles “Ponmo, Feel Good”, and “KPK (Ko Por Ke)” (You Will Always Be Remembered) with Rexxie which was nominated three times for The Headies awards 2022.

He released his debut album, Light, in the fourth quarter of 2020 as a follow-up to his viral song “Ponmo,” which featured Naira Marley and Lil Kesh. MohBad was nominated five times for The Beatz Awards 2021.

Naira Marley served as executive producer for the eight-track EP, which also bears the production stamps of SB, Rexxie, P.Beat, and Austin Sinister.