Naira Marley reacts after court frees him, Sammy Larry in suit on death of Mohbad

Talented Nigerian streethop singer Azeez Fashola, popularly known in music circles as Naira Marley, has reacted after a court exonerated him, Sammy Larry, and Primeboy in a case involving the death of Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad.

Recall that the Magistrate Court sitting in Sabo, Yaba, Lagos State, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, acquitted Naira Marley in the case involving the death of his former label signee, Mohbad.

The ruling, which now frees Naira Marley from the case, was issued in a new legal opinion by the Directorate of Public Prosecution, read and implemented by Magistrate Ejiro Kubenje.

Reports state that Mohbad’s former manager, Opere Babatunde, Owodunni Ibrahim, aka Primeboy, and music promoter Samson Balogun, better known as Sam Larry, were also acquitted.

But according to the DPP, Mohbad’s friend Ayobami Sadiq and Feyisayo Ogedengbe, the auxiliary nurse who gave him a series of injections, will face charges of reckless and negligent acts in violation of Section 251(e) of the Criminal Law, Ch C.17, Vol.3, Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

While reacting to the court ruling in a post shared on his Instagram page, Naira Marley issued a statement saying he never thought Mohbad would leave this world with ‘his name on his shadow’.

Naira Marley wrote, “I never thought silence could be so loud. I never thought someone I called my brother, someone I protected, would leave this world with my name on his shadow.

“I have carried this weight, this pain, this shame that was never mine to bear.

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“We, as Marlians, were not perfect. We had to grow, we had to adapt.

“Mistakes were made, but they were business – never war.

“I made peace with Mohbad. We understood each other beyond the noise, beyond the misunderstandings. And you know this.

“Yet when he took his last breath in you all arms, you looked at the world and pointed at me. You let them tear me apart. You let them call me a killer while you sat there, knowing the truth. Now you tell the story?

“I welcomed you all into my home. I gave you my trust. And yet, my brother is gone, still not buried, and that is your fault. Telling the truth from the beginning would have given him the rest he deserves.

“Regardless I will always be there for him.

“You never thought I would survive. You never thought I would walk through the fire and face my people, maybe you hoped I would stay a fugitive. You thought I would run. Instead, I stood before the justice system, spent time in jail and faced everything head-on while you changed the story, again and again.

“But God sees all. The truth does not shake. The lies will fade, and time will reveal everything.

“I have been broken, but I am not destroyed. And when the truth finally speaks, I pray your heart is strong enough to bear it.” The musician’s statement concluded.

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