The toxicology test carried out to find out the reason for death of late music star, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad is prepared after it was conducted in the United States.
Lagos State counsel, Oluwaseun Akinde, who confirmed this to the coroner’s court sitting within the Ikorodu area of the state in November 2023 mentioned the post-mortem into the exterior physique of the deceased was completed whereas the toxicology test needed to do with the interior body.
Mohbad died on the age of 27, on September 12, 2023, with circumstances surrounding his death sparking controversies on social media.
The Lagos State Police Command had, on September 18, 2023, inaugurated a 13-man special investigation team to probe the singer’s death.
Now, in line with PUNCH, an official of the Lagos State Authorities mentioned that the check end result was despatched to the state DNA and Forensic Centre final week.
The official who spoke on situation of anonymity added that the check end result was transmitted to the police earlier this week.
“The toxicology test is prepared and given to the police. We projected 10 weeks from the outset nevertheless it got here in earlier than then. It was received by the DNA and Forensic Centre last week and has been despatched to the police,” the source mentioned.
One other source on the police reportedly mentioned,
“The toxicology report is with us. It arrived on Monday however it’s medical jargon for us. We don’t perceive what it’s. So it has been sent to the pathologist that carried out the autopsy to analyse and interpret it.”
Bear in mind, the Director of Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre, Richard Somiari, on March 20 mentioned that the toxicology end result could be prepared within the subsequent three to 4 weeks.
Somiari, whereas testifying throughout a coroner’s inquest into the death of the singer mentioned, “We anticipated to get the first set of autopsy ends in three to 4 weeks and re-confirm to authenticate the reason for the death.
“We looked for a number of prospects, to verify if poison was concerned within the dying of Mohbad since no precise trigger was talked about,” he mentioned.
“Now we have a spot the place objects are saved for security and safety of results. There’s a process for monitoring samples moved abroad,” he mentioned.
