After 8 months since Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba aka Mohbad died, the autopsy conducted at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) reveals the cause of the singer’s death.
Report states that samples of the gastric content, blood, bone marrow, liver, kidney, and lung of the late singer were retrieved for a toxicology test.
The anatomical and pathological findings revealed that Mohbad had an injury on his right forearm and his body was exhumed with moderate to severe decomposition.
The autopsy also showed that “no significant gross finding” could be attributed to the singer’s death.
The toxicology “revealed the positive finding of Diphenhydramine, an anti-histamine; however, this concentration was not in a fatal or lethal range”.
Anti-histamines are medicines used to treat symptoms of allergies. They are also used to treat a variety of other conditions such as stomach problems, colds, and anxiety, among others.
According to the report, the cause of death could not be ascertained adding that there is a possibility of drug reaction in view of any significant post-mortem and toxicology findings.
The report reads: “It is noteworthy that the body neither had an autopsy nor embalmed prior to interment on the second day.
“Following the Order for Exhumation, the body was exhumed on 21/09/2023 (8 days after the burial).
“Autopsy revealed moderate to marked decomposition of organs. Apart from the superficial injury on the right forearm, no significant gross finding could be attributed to death.
“Against this background, samples were taken for toxicology. This is to determine if there was any anaphylactic reaction, substances of abuse, overdosage or common household poisoning.
“Toxicology revealed positive findings of Diphenhydramine, an anti-histamine; however, this concentration was not in a fatal or lethal range. The other analytics were unremarkable.
“In determining fatal anaphylactic shock, blood sample needs to be taken as quickly as possible.
“Unfortunately, this was prevented or made impossible by the burial of the deceased on the second day. In the light of the foregoing, cause of death could not be ascertained.
“However, the possibility of a fatal anaphylactic shock (drug reaction) could be considered in view of the absence of any significant post mortem and toxicology findings.”
Recall that Mohbad who died on September 12 was buried the next day and his body exhumed on September 21.
The father of the deceased, Joseph Aloba had revealed that he passed away after an injection was administered by an “auxiliary nurse”.
In connection with Mohbad’s case, the auxiliary nurse Feyisayo Ogedengbe, Naira Marley, Sam Larry, and Primeboy were arrested but in October, the police in Lagos revealed that the auxiliary nurse who injected Mohbad “is the prime suspect”.
Lagos state police commissioner, Idowu Owohunwa who spoke on the matter disclosed that the injections consisting of tetanus toxoid, paracetamol, and ceftriaxone injection (IV), were administered at Mohbad’s residence, adding that the nurse acknowledge that it was the injection which she administered on the deceased was what triggered the reaction which eventually led to Mohbad’s death.
“She acknowledged that it was the injections that she administered on the deceased that triggered the reactions which eventually led to Mohbad’s death. Other expert opinions and witness statements corroborated her admittance,” he said.