The Magistrate Court in Sabo, Yaba, Lagos, on Tuesday, discharged Abdulazeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, in connection with the death of singer Aloba Oladimeji Ilerioluwa, also known as Mohbad.
Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje, after reviewing the legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP), ruled that Fashola had no case to answer.
Also discharged were music promoter Samson Balogun Eletu, known as Sam Larry, Owodunni Ibrahim, also called Primeboy, and Mohbad’s former manager, Opere Babatunde.
However, the DPP stated that the auxiliary nurse who treated Mohbad, Feyisayo Ogedengbe, and one of the singer’s friends, Ayobami Sadiq, would face prosecution for reckless and negligent acts. They are to be charged under Section 251 (e) of the Criminal Law, Ch C.17, Vol.3, Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
The duo will be prosecuted at the Magistrate Court.
