The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has refuted the police’s assertion that it had not provided a response to an inquiry regarding the late singer Oladimeji Aloba, also known as Mohbad.
On Friday, the Lagos State Police Command announced that the NDLEA had not yet replied to allegations circulating on social media, claiming that they had given Mohbad a substance to consume after his arrest.
However, dismissing this claim in Abuja, NDLEA spokesman Femi Babafemi clarified that the anti-drug agency had, in fact, responded to the police inquiry on September 28th.
He stated that “to show the seriousness the NDLEA attached to the police enquiry, its formal response dated Thursday, Sept. 28 was sent to Lagos by air; delivered and received by the police same day.
“The summary of our response was that we also heard the unsubstantiated allegation on social media that the NDLEA arrested and detained Mohbad on Feb. 24, 2022 and he was given a substance to drink.
“In response to the allegation, we state categorically that Mohbad was neither arrested nor 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 arise.’’
Babafemi attached an acknowledged copy of NDLEA’s response to his press statement, showing that the police received it in Lagos on September 28.
Mohbad, 27, died under controversial circumstances on September 12 and was buried on September 13.
The police, however, exhumed his corpse on September 21 for autopsy following calls for investigation.
Several persons namely Naira Marley, Sam Larry, Primeboy, Spending and a nurse, are in police custody over the incident.
