Mohbad son’s DNA case shifted to Nov 16 over family concerns

The DNA case involving Liam, late singer Mohbad’s son, has been adjourned to November 16, 2026, following concerns raised by his family over the proposed testing process.

A legal representative of the family, alongside Joseph Aloba, Mohbad’s father, discussed the latest developments in the case in a now-viral video.

The lawyer revealed that a newly appointed court officer had been assigned to address the family’s concerns about the facility designated to handle the DNA test.

He, however, expressed reservations about the testing centre, particularly the involvement of its director, who he said had also featured in an earlier DNA-related request.

The representative questioned whether the centre would conduct the test or merely collect samples before transferring them to another laboratory.

“What came up in court today is not the regular DNA, it is the reportedly secret DNA that was found by the other party while our own was still ongoing,” he said.

“We have filed a motion to be joined as an interested party and the motion has now been adjourned to 16th of November 2026.”

He said the family wanted clarity on where the samples would be collected, how they would be handled and how long it would take to transport them to the testing facility.

According to him, an earlier sample transfer reportedly took between six and eight months.

He added that when the Aloba family contacted the facility allegedly responsible for analysing the samples, they were told it had not received any materials relating to Mohbad, adding that the result of the earlier exercise was eventually inconclusive.

The representative said the newly appointed court officer had listened to the family’s concerns and promised to investigate the matter before reporting back.

He added that the family would await her response before deciding on its next course of action.

“However, the court has now appointed a new welfare officer. I don’t want to mention her name for private purposes we have interacted with her, she gave a good impression of herself, she explained a number of things to us,” he added.

“And we made it known to her because a centre was picked in Lagos for the DNA. We have our reservation with respect to the director of that centre who was the same person that did or conducted Mohbad former autopsy.”

The representative stressed that the family was not opposed to the DNA test and wanted it conducted as soon as possible.

However, he insisted that the process must be transparent, with proper handling of samples and assurances that the integrity of the test would be maintained.

Mohbad died on September 12, 2023, after an injection by an auxiliary nurse. He was buried the next day but exhumed on September 21 for an autopsy.

In May 2024, pathologists reported that due to advanced decomposition, the cause of death could not be determined.

Throughout this period, Aloba has refused to allow his son to be reburied until Liam’s paternity is legally established.

In April, Aloba had renewed his calls for a court‑ordered DNA test to determine the paternity of his grandson.

In February, an Ikorodu magistrate’s court authorised three separate DNA tests to be conducted abroad — two in the United Kingdom and one in the United States.

Representatives from both parties, Aloba and Wunmi, Mohbad’s widow, oversaw the sample collection process.