Mohbad’s widow accuses late singer’s father of DNA test avoidance

Omowunmi, widow of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has accused her father-in-law, Joseph Aloba, of evading a court-ordered Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test to resolve the paternity dispute over her son.

The Magistrates Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State, had directed both parties during its July 9, 2024, sitting to pursue an alternative dispute resolution. However, the closed-door negotiations failed to yield any agreement.

Father-In-Law’s Suit

Joseph Aloba had filed a suit requesting a DNA test to confirm the paternity of his grandson. In October 2024, Monisola Odumosu, a representative of the family’s legal team, confirmed that Omowunmi had agreed to undergo the test, and settlement terms had been drafted.

The court subsequently ordered the test to be conducted at a mutually agreed laboratory within Nigeria, with appointed officers supervising the process to ensure its reliability.

The process hit a stalemate as both parties disagreed on the…