Sam Larry Attests Innocence Over Alleged Involvement in Mohad’s Death

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that Balogun Olamilekan Eletu, aka Sam Larry, is now in custody.
Sam Larry is being probed over the death of Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad.
This comes after Marlian Record label boss, Naira Marley, claimed he is making arrangements to return to Nigeria to honour police invitation following the ongoing investigation into Mohbad’s death.

However, In a statement circulating online allegedly by Sam Larry, he attests that he is innocent of the allegations against him. He allegedly states that he knows nothing about how Mohbad died.
In the alleged statement, he stated that he never had any affiliations outside of work with Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka Mohbad, who suddenly passed away on September 12, 2023. Larry attested that he had been out of Nigeria long before the musician died and had no hand in it.

Pleading his innocence he said, “I have been away since August 20! till now I don’t know anything other than what was written in the blogs and press. I don’t even know where he lives, I only know his former label boss and their house. I don’t know any nurse or doctor or hospital, I don’t know anything about his movement, I don’t have that time, I have lost a lot more money than that before, you win some you lose some. That is my story case close. I came here willingly and happily. I know nothing about how the musician died. ”
This isn’t the first time Larry has dissociated himself from Mohbad’s untimely demise. Following the public outcry for his arrest in connection to the singer’s maltreatment before he died, Larry posted a video alleging that he did not kill Mohbad.

This comes after the news broke that Larry had touched down in Lagos State after being out of the country. Shortly it was announced that he was in police custody being questioned.

This update was provided by SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Lagos State police command via his Twitter account on Thursday, September 28, 2023. According to his tweet, he is assisting with the investigation into Mohbad’s maltreatment and eventual death.