Mohbad’s brother, friend apprehended in Lagos

Adura, the younger brother of the late Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has been taken into custody by operatives of the Nigeria Police.

His arrest took place on the premises of the Magistrates’ Court in Ogba, Lagos State.

Reports indicate that Adura was detained on Wednesday alongside his associate, Ibrahim Koleosho, also known as King White.

The duo had just attended a legal proceeding concerning a mobile phone transaction involving a buyer identified as Damola Ayinde.

This development comes months after Mohbad’s mother, Abosede, had a heated exchange with Nollywood actor Yomi Fabiyi during a press briefing in January.

The clash stemmed from allegations against Adura, which were linked to a petition Fabiyi submitted on December 13, 2024. In the petition, Fabiyi accused Adura of initiating an Instagram conversation in which he allegedly claimed to possess video evidence related to Mohbad’s death.

Fabiyi in the petition he posted on his social media handles alleged that the chat went on with Adura demanding the sum of N3m to be paid in Bitcoin in exchange for the video evidence.

However, Adura denied the allegation stating that the chat was from Ayinde whom he had sold his phone.

A forensic investigation has since been conducted while the court is still probing the case.

Reacting to the arrest, Abosede broke down in tears in a viral video monitored by our correspondent on Wednesday, pleading for help to locate her son.

In the viral video, she could be heard wailing inside a vehicle, claiming that actor Yomi Fabiyi and one Sam Jojo orchestrated the abduction.

Speaking in Yoruba, she said, “Please help me, Nigerians. Yomi Fabiyi and Sam Jojo have taken my son. I don’t know where they are taking him to. He asked them to take my son away. My son did nothing to them. They must not lay a hand on him, he is sick. Demola, you’ve put me in trouble. Mohbad’s spirit will fight you.”

Adura had earlier in December demanded a public apology from Fabiyi, Ayinde, and others, alleging that they hacked his TikTok account to damage his reputation.

He had also filed an N1bn lawsuit against them for defamation, tampering with evidence, and fraudulent claims implicating him.

A member of the family who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity on Wednesday said the arrest was not unconnected to a heated exchange of words between Koleoso and Fabiyi.

“We don’t know the whereabouts of Adura but I can confirm that his friend, Koleosho, was arrested after the court proceedings today. Everything just happened suddenly. We learnt there has been some exchange of words between Koleosho and Fabiyi over the issue relating to the phone and this may have led to the arrest. We don’t know where the security men came from but we have been trying to locate their whereabouts.” the family source disclosed.

Fabiyi did not respond to calls made to his phone, while a text message sent to him had yet to be replied to as of the time this report was filed.

News360 Nigeria reports that they were arrested by operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command.

“Yes, they were arrested by the police operatives from Zone 2, Onikan, not men of the Lagos State Command,” he said.

When asked why they were arrested, the source directed our correspondent to contact the zonal police spokesperson, Ayuba Umma. As of the time of filing this report, all efforts to reach the spokesperson proved abortive as she did not pick up our calls nor responded to our enquiries.