For the umpteenth time, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has denied arresting the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, also known as MohBad, at any time.
The agency, reacting to a statement by the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Idowu Owohunwa on Friday, said the late singer was never taken to custody.
Recall that Owohunwa at a press briefing on Friday had stated that the police was yet to get a response from the NDLEA on social media allegations bordering on alleged arrest and detention of the late singer.
In a statement titled ‘MohBad: NDLEA responded to police inquiry since September 28, 2023,’ the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said NDLEA had since responded the enquiry from the Police.
The statement read: “Following media inquiries on the claim by the Lagos state police command at a press conference on Friday 6th October 2023 that it was yet to get a response from the NDLEA on social media allegations bordering on alleged arrest and detention of the late artiste, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, a.k.a MohBad, the Agency will like to state that indeed its response was sent and received by the police since Thursday, 28th September 2023.
“Indeed, to show the seriousness with which the Agency treated the issue, our formal response dated Thursday, 28th September 2023, was sent by flight to Lagos, delivered and received by the police the same Thursday, 28th September.
“The summary of our response is reproduced below for the benefit of the inquiring public: ‘We also heard the unsubstantiated allegation on social media that Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, a.k.a MohBad, was arrested and detained by NDLEA on the 24th of February 2022 and given a substance to drink. In response to this allegation, we wish to state categorically that MohBad was never arrested, neither was he ever detained in the custody of the NDLEA on the said date or any other date before or after. The foregoing being the case, the issue of giving him any substance to drink does not exist.
“A copy of the acknowledged letter is attached to this clarification”.
