The Lagos Annex, Force Criminal Investigation Department of the Nigeria Police Force, Zone 2, Alagbon, has disclosed that it invited music promoter, Samson Balogun, aka Sam Larry and others, after receiving a petition filed by late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, over alleged a§§ault, amongst others.
It would be recalled that on Thursday, September 14, a
petition Mohbad filed against Sam Larry and others surfaced online. He alleged
that they att#ckedhim on a movie set and asked the police to use their office
to save his life and also bring his a§§aulters to book. Many Nigerians wondered
why he was not protected as requested and why SamLarry and others were never
brought to book.
However, in an exclusive chat with Punch Newspaper, the
spokesperson for the Lagos Annex of the FCID, Oluniyi Ogundeyi, said that the
late singer, Mohbad failed to show up at the police station to adopt and defend
his petition, and also provide proof of the allegations, to assist the police
in prosecuting the suspects, if necessary.
He further disclosed that SamLarry via his lawyer, filed a
counter petition accusing Mohbad of def mation of character. “We received the
petition, and followed up on the information provided in the petition, and the
suspects were invited. But Mohbad refused to show up to defend his petition and
also provide evidence to assist the police in carrying out a proper
investigation and forward the matter to the legal department for prosecution,
if necessary.
It is true that Mohbad reported the case on June 27, 2023.
The IPO confirmed this to me today (Thursday), and showed me the case file. The
IPO revealed that Sam Larry and other suspects
mentioned in the petition were invited for questioning and
they honoured the invite and also gave their statements. But the deceased
refused to show up to adopt and defend his petition, and a lawyer to Sam Larry
and the other suspects filed a counter- petition accusing Mohbad of def@ming
them.
The police even reached out to Mohbad on several occasions,
but he never showed up, and there was nothing the police could do if a
petitioner refused to defend their petition and provide evidence to
help the police in investigating the matter and forward the
case file to the legal department of the suspect’s are found culpable.” he
said.
