- The police have reacted to the reported rearrest of Mohbad’s friend, Primeboy.
- According to Lagos Police PRO, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, Primeboy was allowed to go home on Tuesday after visiting the station.
- Hundeyin added that he is expected to come back to the station today, Wednesday, March 13.
The Lagos State Police Command has debunked a report alleging that Afro singer, Ibrahim Owodunni, aka Primeboy, was re-arrested over the death of his friend and colleague, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad.
Reports had earlier emerged indicating that Primeboy was re-arrested on Tuesday during his visit to the State Criminal Investigation Department at Panti, Yaba.
Primeboy, who was earlier arrested following the controversy surrounding Mohbad’s death a few months ago, has been visiting the SCID every week since the commencement of the investigation.
A report which went viral on Tuesday alleged that he was re-arrested and detained by the Lagos police command during his Tuesday visit. The source claimed:
“Both of them had gone to register their presence at SCID this morning (Tuesday) as they have been asked to report every week. But when they got there, Primeboy was immediately handcuffed and detained. They allowed only Spending to go after he had signed. Primeboy has been locked up as I speak.”
However, when contacted on Wednesday, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, described the report as false.
He told Daily Post that the singer was allowed to go home on Tuesday to report back on Wednesday (today).
In a chat, the PPRO simply said the report is “False. He was allowed to go home and report back today.”
Meanwhile, Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba had filed an application in January at the coroner court sitting in the Ikorodu area of the state, seeking to call more witnesses in the bid to unravel the cause of his son’s death.
The witnesses requested to testify before the court include, Primeboy, Spending and Boluwatife Adeyemo aka Darosha; all of whom were alleged to have been with the deceased at the material time.