The family of late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly often called Mohbad, has demanded the disclosure of the id of a United States laboratory anticipated to conduct a DNA test to ascertain the paternity of his son, Liam.
The family additionally referred to as for the postponement of the examination scheduled for Saturday, October 31, 2026, at Mainland General Hospital/IDH, Yaba, Lagos, pending clarification of issues surrounding the testing preparations.
The family head, Samuel Aloba, made the demands in an announcement issued on Thursday, October 29, expressing issues over plans to gather organic samples in Nigeria and ship them to an undisclosed laboratory within the United States for evaluation.
The family questioned whether or not the Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre, which it mentioned was designated in a May 5 courtroom order, would conduct the examination or merely accumulate and dispatch the samples overseas.
It argued that any association that differs from the courtroom’s directive needs to be correctly defined and, the place essential, referred to the courtroom for clarification.
The Alobas consequently demanded the total identify and handle of the proposed US laboratory, proof of its accreditation and technical competence, in addition to particulars of the procedures for gathering, preserving, transporting and analyzing the samples.
The family additionally requested safeguards to ascertain that the samples collected in Lagos can be the identical specimens ultimately obtained and examined by the international laboratory.
It additional expressed concern over stories that the laboratory’s id would possibly solely be disclosed to the courtroom, insisting that confidentiality shouldn’t undermine transparency and accountability.
According to the assertion, the family was not making an attempt to frustrate the judicial course of or stop the DNA examination however needed assurances that the result can be scientifically credible and open to impartial verification.
The assertion mentioned, “In a matter as sensitive as Mohbad’s DNA, the result must not merely be announced; it must be demonstrably reliable. The integrity of the process must be capable of independent verification, from the point of sample collection to the final laboratory report.”
The family additionally raised questions in regards to the dealing with of organic samples in the course of the autopsy examination carried out after Mohbad’s demise.
It claimed that enquiries steered the laboratory to which samples from the sooner examination had been reportedly despatched had not obtained any specimen registered within the singer’s identify.
However, the family acknowledged that the claims represented data from its personal enquiries and weren’t findings of a courtroom or independently established proof of wrongdoing.
Reaffirming its help for a reputable DNA examination to resolve the paternity dispute, the family urged the related authorities to deal with its issues earlier than continuing.
It requested that the train be postponed till the excellent points had been clarified, all events and their authorized representatives obtained satisfactory discover, and additional courtroom instructions had been obtained the place essential.
Since his demise, the paternity of Liam has remained a topic of dispute involving the singer’s father, Joseph Aloba, and his widow, Omowunmi Aloba.
The disagreement over the DNA examination has continued regardless of earlier courtroom orders directing that the test be carried out to ascertain the kid’s organic paternity.
