All is not over yet for the late Ilerioluwa Aloba alias Mohbadas Femi Falana (SAN), a human rights attorney, has asked for a coroner’s inquest into his death.
After the contentious passing of Mohbad on September 12, 2023, Falana made the demand as Mohbad was hurriedly buried the following day.
Falana made the request in a letter addressed to the Chief Coroner of the Ikeja High Court of Lagos State sighted by sited by Credible News Nigeria
In the letter, Falana said his law firm was aware of the “very tragic death” of Mohbad and wanted an inquest to “be conducted into the cause of death of this young promising musician and make appropriate recommendations pursuant to Section 15 of the Lagos State Coroner’s Law 2007 which provides that an inquest shall hold whenever a coroner is informed that the death of a deceased person within his Coroner District is as a result of a death in a violent, unnatural or suspicious situation”.
The request, signed by Folakemi Falana and dated September 18, 2023, added: “We hereby request Your Lordship to conduct an inquest into the circumstances surrounding the tragic death in Lagos State and we are confident that Your Lordship will accede to our request with utmost urgency.”
