Court Adjourns Mohbad Son’s DNA Case

The legal dispute over the paternity of son of late singer Mohbad, has been adjourned till November 16, 2026, after his family raised concerns about the proposed DNA testing procedure.

A lawyer representing the family, alongside Joseph Aloba, the late singer’s father, spoke on the latest development in a video now circulating online.

The legal representative disclosed that a newly appointed court officer has been assigned to look into the family’s complaints about the facility selected to conduct the DNA test.

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He however expressed misgivings about the centre, particularly over its director who he said was also involved in a previous DNA-related process.

The lawyer questioned if the centre would carry out the test itself or only collect samples for onward transfer 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 is seeking clarification on where samples will be taken, how they will be preserved and the duration for transporting them to the testing facility.

He noted that a previous sample transfer reportedly took between six and eight months.

He added that when the Aloba family reached out to the laboratory allegedly meant to analyse the samples, they were informed that no materials relating to Mohbad had been received, and the earlier exercise eventually returned an inconclusive result.

The lawyer said the newly appointed welfare officer listened to the family’s concerns and assured them she would look into the matter and report back.

He added that the family will wait for her feedback before deciding on the next line 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 said.

“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.”

He emphasized that the family is not against the DNA test and wants it done promptly.

He however insisted that the process must be transparent, with proper handling of samples and guarantees that the integrity of the exercise will be protected.

Mohbad died on September 12, 2023, after receiving an injection from an auxiliary nurse. He was buried the following day but his body was exhumed on September 21 for autopsy.

In May 2024, pathologists said the cause of death could not be ascertained due to advanced decomposition.

Since then, Aloba has refused to allow his son to be reburied until Liam’s paternity is legally confirmed.

In April, Aloba renewed his demand for a court-ordered DNA test to establish his grandson’s paternity.

In February, an Ikorodu Magistrate Court approved three separate DNA tests to be conducted abroad, two in the United Kingdom and one in the United States.

Representatives of both parties, Aloba and Wunmi, Mohbad’s widow, supervised the sample collection process.