Nigeria’s Anti-narcotic Agency, the National Drugs Laws Enforcement Agency NDLEA says, it never arrested or detained the late artiste, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka Mohbad as alleged in some quarters.
The agency also said it has since responded to the country’s Police following media inquiries on the claim by the Lagos State Police command at a press conference on Friday that it was yet to get a response from the Agency on allegations bordering on alleged arrest and detention of the late artiste.
According to a press statement by the Agency’s Spokesperson, Mr Femi BabaFemi, the NDLEA states that “its response was sent and received by the police since Thursday 28th September 2023.
“Indeed, to show the seriousness with which the Agency treated the issue, our formal response dated Thursday 28th September 2023 was sent by flight to Lagos, delivered and received by the police same Thursday 28th September.”
It said; “We also heard the unsubstantiated allegation on social media that Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka MohBad, was arrested and detained by NDLEA on the 24th of February 2022 and given a substance to drink.”
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“In response to this allegation, we wish to state categorically that MohBad was never arrested neither was he ever detained in the custody of the NDLEA on the said date or any other date before or after.
“The foregoing being the case, the issue of giving him any substance to drink does not arise,” the Agency explained.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
