Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, the former presidential candidate and business tycoon, has urged Nigerian Police to ensure justice to the memory and spirit of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba popularly known as Mohbad, saying this can be achieved via a thorough investigation and ensuring that the culprits for the crime if any, do not escape the law.”
Olawepo-Hashim, in a statement from his media office on Wednesday, explained that the young man’s death has again “highlighted the terror that the grip of the underworld on our streets inflicts on the society.”
His words: “I deeply sympathise with those who truly love this fallen star, who tragically is becoming louder in death than in life. He has become a “Martyr” of a cause in a unique way.
“The death of the rising music star, popularly known as Mohbad, in very suspicious circumstances must be an occasion to free the society from the grip of the underworld.
“As a father who has a son in Arts and Music, two years older than Mohbad, I am worried and concerned about the grip of cult leaders on some aspects of our musical lives and entertainment as well as the control of drug lords.
“The Mohbad saga has also further highlighted the dark side of entertainment financing in the absence of a well-structured and disciplined support system for budding talents, especially from poor homes.”
He stressed that “at the root of the exploitation of talented young people is the weapon of poverty manipulated by rich but rough and wicked. It is time to end this evil!”
“Organised violence by malevolent forces should not be an excuse to deny those who are peacefully seeking justice for Mohbad the right to do so!”
The Police authorities, he said, “must ensure, above all, that Mohbad gets justice in death.”