The DNA case involving Liam, late singer Mohbad’s son, has been adjourned to November 16, 2026, following concerns raised by his family over the proposed testing process.
A legal representative of the family, alongside Joseph
Aloba, Mohbad’s father, discussed the latest developments in the case in a
now-viral video.
The lawyer revealed that a newly appointed court officer had
been assigned to address the family’s concerns about the facility designated to
handle the DNA test.
He, however, expressed reservations about the testing
centre, particularly the involvement of its director, who he said had also
featured in an earlier DNA-related request.
The representative questioned whether the centre would
conduct the test or merely collect samples before transferring them to another
laboratory.
“What came up in court today is not the regular DNA, it is
the reportedly secret DNA that was found by the other party while our own was
still ongoing,” he said.
“We have filed a motion to be joined as an interested party
and the motion has now been adjourned to 16th of November 2026.”
He said the family wanted clarity on where the samples would
be collected, how they would be handled and how long it would take to transport
them to the testing facility.
According to him, an earlier sample transfer reportedly took
between six and eight months.
He added that when the Aloba family contacted the facility
allegedly responsible for analysing the samples, they were told it had not
received any materials relating to Mohbad, adding that the result of the
earlier exercise was eventually inconclusive.
The representative said the newly appointed court officer
had listened to the family’s concerns and promised to investigate the matter
before reporting back.
He added that the family would await her response before
deciding on its next course of action.
“However, the court has now appointed a new welfare officer.
I don’t want to mention her name for private purposes we have interacted with
her, she gave a good impression of herself, she explained a number of things to
us,” he added.
“And we made it known to her because a centre was picked in
Lagos for the DNA. We have our reservation with respect to the director of that
centre who was the same person that did or conducted Mohbad former autopsy.”
The representative stressed that the family was not opposed
to the DNA test and wanted it conducted as soon as possible.
However, he insisted that the process must be transparent,
with proper handling of samples and assurances that the integrity of the test
would be maintained.
Mohbad died on September 12, 2023, after an injection by an
auxiliary nurse. He was buried the next day but exhumed on September 21 for an
autopsy.
In May 2024, pathologists reported that due to advanced
decomposition, the cause of death could not be determined.
Throughout this period, Aloba has refused to allow his son
to be reburied until Liam’s paternity is legally established.
In April, Aloba had renewed his calls for a court‑ordered
DNA test to determine the paternity of his grandson.
In February, an Ikorodu magistrate’s court authorised three
separate DNA tests to be conducted abroad — two in the United Kingdom and one
in the United States.
Representatives from both parties, Aloba and Wunmi, Mohbad’s
widow, oversaw the sample collection process.
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