Nollywood Actress, Iyabo Ojo, has issued a detailed statement, raising an alarm that she, her family and her businesses were facing threats and legal scrutiny for insisting on due process and transparency in the investigations into the death of Singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, whose stage name was Mohbad.
Mohbad died controversially in Lagos on September 12, 2023.
Posting on her Instagram page, Iyabo clarified that she never accused anyone of being behind Mohbad’s death.
According to Ojo, her viral live video from years back—which has now prompted a police invitation by the Nigeria Police Force Cybercrime Centre in Abuja—was a call for transparency and accountability, not an accusation.
“In that video, I requested certain individuals to make themselves available for investigation into the sudden death of Mohbad… All of these steps clearly point to the fact that I never affirmed that Mohbad’s death was caused by any specific individual,” she explained.
Ojo revealed that her NGO, Pinkies Foundation, had officially written to government officials, including the Governor of Lagos State, Attorney General, Police Commissioner, and lawmakers, requesting an independent investigation and coroner’s inquest.
She stressed that while she was emotionally affected by disturbing videos related to Mohbad’s ordeal, she never interfered with police procedures, nor did she direct their investigative decisions.
In the lengthy 18-point statement, Iyabo lamented the personal toll of her activism.
She disclosed receiving death threats, including a threat letter days before her daughter’s wedding, and more recently, discovering coffins with her name and intimidating videos circulating online.
“Certain individuals have, over the years, consistently called for my death… incited public violence against me and my children,” she wrote.
Ojo said her office was recently gutted by fire, and she had been emotionally and physically drained by the events.
Despite these setbacks, she reaffirmed her commitment to justice and advocacy:
“Despite everything, I trust that God will ultimately give me victory over adversity.”
Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has raised alarm that her life and that of her family are in danger following recent threats and a fire incident that destroyed her office.
She made this known on Thursday in a lengthy post on Instagram, where she also addressed her recent invitation by the police over her past comments on the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad.
According to the 47-year-old Actress, the Nigeria Police Force, National Cybercrime Centre in Abuja, had summoned her over a live video she posted during the public outcry that followed his passing.
“It is entirely within the prerogative of the police to invite any individual they consider relevant to an investigation. As a private citizen, it is not within my powers or place to direct the course of such decisions,” she said.
“I extend my sincere appreciation to the police authorities, concerned individuals, friends, and supporters who have stood by me in the face of these daunting challenges, regardless of tribe, religion, or differing opinions.”
