Mohbad: Sanwo-Olu invites DSS to join investigation 

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State, has extended an invitation to the Department of State Services (DSS) to participate in the inquiry regarding the perplexing demise of singer Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba, widely known as Mohbad, on September 12, 2023.

The police had already initiated an investigation into the singer’s passing. Governor Sanwo-Olu conveyed this collaboration request with the DSS, along with the ongoing police investigation, through a statement shared on his Instagram page.

He assured maximum protection for witnesses “who may come forward with vital information or indicative evidence that may assist the process adding that the “Police and DSS have been admonished to brief the public on their efforts periodically.”

The statement partly reads, “I would like to assure everyone that I am not oblivious to the sad passing of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Imole Aloba (Mohbad). We have been closely working behind the scenes with relevant authorities, and following keenly the ongoing investigations.

“However, in order to boost the investigations, I have invited the Department of State Services (DSS) to join the investigation and widen the dragnet with inter-agency collaboration and use of best in class technology to unearth the truth.

“I have instructed that all those who may have played any role or whatsoever in any event leading to the death of Mohbad to be made to face the law after a thorough investigation.”