The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has
responded to the police since September 28, 2023, on the alleged arrest and detention
of the late artiste Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as MohBad.
NDLEA said the clarification followed media enquiries on the
claim by the Lagos State Police Command at a press conference on Friday 6th
October 2023 that it was yet to get a response from the agency.
The clarification was contained in a statement issued on
Saturday by Femi Babafemi, the Director of Media and Advocacy, NDLEA
Headquarters, Abuja.
Recall that there was allegation on social media that MohBad
was arrested and detained by NDLEA in February and was given a substance to
drink while in the custody of the agency.
However, Babafemi, in the statement, categorically stated
that MohBad was never arrested neither was he ever detained in the custody of
the NDLEA on the said date or any other date before or after.
“Following media enquiries on the claim by the Lagos state
police command at a press conference on Friday 6th October 2023 that it was yet
to get a response from the NDLEA on social media allegations bordering on
alleged arrest and detention of the late artiste, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba,
aka MohBad, the Agency will like to state that indeed its response was sent and
received by the police since Thursday 28th September 2023.
“Indeed, to show the seriousness with which the Agency
treated the issue, our formal response dated Thursday 28th September 2023 was
sent by flight to Lagos, delivered and received by the police same Thursday
28th September. The summary of our response is reproduced below for the benefit
of the inquiring public:
“We also heard the unsubstantiated allegation on social
media that Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka MohBad, was arrested and detained by
NDLEA on the 24th of February 2022 and given a substance to drink. In response
to this allegation, we wish to state categorically that MohBad was never
arrested neither was he ever detained in the custody of the NDLEA on the said
date or any other date before or after. The foregoing being the case, the issue
of giving him any substance to drink does not arise,” he said.
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