More than three years after the death of Afrobeats star Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, widely known as Mohbad, the prolonged paternity battle surrounding his son, Liam, has moved significantly closer to a final resolution.
On Saturday, October 31, 2026, forensic experts exhumed biological samples from the late singer’s remains and collected matching specimens from Liam under strict court supervision.
The court-sanctioned exercise followed a legal application filed by Mohbad’s widow, Omowunmi Aloba, seeking an official court-supervised DNA test to conclusively establish Liam’s lineage.
To guarantee process transparency, the court granted her application and appointed a designated welfare officer to oversee every phase of the sample collection.
The paternity debate initially escalated into a high-profile legal dispute after the late singer’s father, Mr. Joseph Aloba, repeatedly questioned the child’s paternity in public statements, demanding a formal DNA test before estate and succession matters could proceed.
Previous court proceedings relating to his petitions had encountered continuous administrative delays, making this court-ordered exercise the most decisive breakthrough since the singer’s passing.
Given the high public interest and social media tensions surrounding the case—including online calls by various fan factions for protests, the exercise was conducted under heavy security.
Law enforcement personnel secured the Mainland General Hospital (popularly known as the Infectious Diseases Hospital) in Yaba, Lagos, where samples were extracted from Mohbad’s exhumed body.
Key family members, including Mohbad’s mother, Mrs. Abosede; his younger brother, Adura; and his widow, Omowunmi, were present as the late artist’s body was formally identified for the legal records.
Following the procedure at Yaba, the extracted specimens were transported under security escort to the Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre, where matching samples were taken from Liam for comparative genetic analysis.
Speaking to press representatives after the exercise concluded, the family’s legal representative, Barrister Kabiru, clarified that no specific date has been set for the release of the forensic results. He explained that in compliance with judicial directives, all involved parties will be formally notified through the court once the laboratory analysis is completed.
Mohbad died under tragic circumstances in September 2023 at the age of 27. Beyond its legal importance for estate distribution, the impending DNA test results are expected to deliver scientific evidence that will settle the long-standing public debate and bring overdue closure to one of the most widely followed disputes in modern Nigerian entertainment history.
