Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned proceedings to May 28 for a hearing in a suit seeking to compel the Nigeria Police Force to reopen the investigation into the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad.
The judge fixed the date after the applicant informed the court that all respondents had been served with the processes in the suit.
The respondents are the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command.
The suit was instituted by a non-governmental organisation, the Registered Trustees of Break the Silence Foundation.
The group is seeking an order of mandamus compelling the police authorities to conduct what it described as a thorough, diligent, and impartial reinvestigation into the circumstances surrounding the singer’s death in September 2023.
Counsel for the applicant, Tunde Falola, at the resumed hearing, told the court that all respondents in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/636/2026 had been duly served.
The court had earlier granted the organisation leave to apply for an order compelling the police to perform their statutory duties under Section 4 of the Police Act 2020.
In an earlier ruling delivered on April 15, Justice Omotosho granted the applicant leave to commence the action and approved substituted service on the Lagos State Commissioner of Police.
The judge directed that the court processes be served by dropping copies at the Legal Department of the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Area 11, Garki, Abuja.
Mohbad’s death in September 2023 triggered nationwide outrage and protests, with many Nigerians alleging foul play.
The incident also gave rise to the #Justice4Mohbad campaign within and outside the country, amid public criticism over the handling of the investigation by security agencies.
