The Coroner’s Court sitting in Ikorodu, Lagos, has recommended the criminal prosecution of auxiliary nurse Feyisayo Ogedengbe over the death of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad.
Delivering the court’s findings on Friday, Magistrate C.A. Shotobi said the nurse acted with gross negligence by administering an injection on the singer without a doctor’s prescription.
”In pursuant to section 29 of the coroner laws of Lagos State, this court recommends that the prosecution of the unlicensed medical personnel by the office of the Director of Public Prosecution should commence appropriate prosecution against Felicia Ogedengbe for unlawful medical practice and gross negligence,” the magistrate said.
The Coroner, noted the bullying and harassment the late artiste suffered at the hands of his former promoter, Naira Marley and one Sam Larry, but ruled that there was no direct link between them and the immediate death.
Though the court also acknowledged the cultural factors that prompted the decision of the deceased’s father in conducting the “hasty” and “undignified” burial, it added that he should still have done the necessary legal and medical procedures including getting a death certificate and autopsy upon the sudden death of the promising artist.
The court also found that the musician’s wife should have insisted on his proper medical care upon sustaining an injury few days to his death, including speaking out upon the father’s poor handling of the corpse.
After hearing the evidence of nineteen witnesses in the almost two year long inquest, it was also concluded that mohbad suffered turbulent moments leading to his death, having being failed by various quarters including his family, public institutions and the music industry.
Details later.
