Mohbad’s household calls for identification of US lab dealing with late singer’s DNA

The household of late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly referred to as Mohbad, has demanded the disclosure of the identification of a United State laboratory anticipated to conduct a DNA take a look at to find out the paternity of his son, Liam.

The household head, Samuel Aloba, made this recognized in an announcement on Thursday, October 29, 2026.

The household additionally referred to as for the postponement of the examination scheduled for Saturday, October 31, on the Mainland General Hospital/IDH, Yaba, Lagos, pending clarification of its considerations over transparency and compliance with a court docket order.

In the assertion, the household expressed concern over preparations for the tissue-based DNA examination, significantly experiences that samples could be collected in Lagos and despatched to a laboratory within the US for evaluation.

The household questioned whether or not the Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre, which it stated was designated by a court docket order issued on May 5, 2026, would conduct the examination or merely gather and dispatch the samples overseas.

“This raises a fundamental question that must be answered before the exercise proceeds: Is the Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre itself going to conduct the examination contemplated by the court, or is it merely going to collect and dispatch samples to another laboratory?” the assertion learn.

It added that the excellence was vital as a result of the events have been entitled to know the way the court docket’s directive could be applied.

“If the designated centre intends to depend on a overseas laboratory to conduct the evaluation, the association ought to be defined and, the place obligatory, offered to the court docket for clarification,” the household stated.

The household argued that no establishment or occasion ought to unilaterally introduce a materially totally different association from the one contemplated by a subsisting court docket order with out acquiring acceptable judicial clarification.

It additionally demanded the complete identify and handle of the proposed abroad laboratory, proof of its accreditation and technical competence, particulars of the testing process, and documentation displaying how the samples could be collected, labelled, preserved, transported and examined.

The household additional requested a mechanism to substantiate that the samples collected in Lagos have been the identical ones obtained and analysed by the overseas laboratory.

“The household recognises the significance of defending legit confidential data, [but] confidentiality can’t be permitted to defeat the essential necessities of transparency, accountability and significant verification in a course of whose end result could have far-reaching authorized and private penalties,” the assertion added.

The household maintained that its place was not meant to frustrate the judicial course of or stop a scientifically legitimate examination however to make sure that the result might face up to impartial scrutiny.

It additionally expressed concern about attainable interference, mishandling or manipulation if enough safeguards weren’t established earlier than the train.

However, the household clarified that it was not alleging that the proposed take a look at had already been compromised or that manipulation had been established.

“In a matter as sensitive as Mohbad’s DNA, the result must not merely be announced; it must be demonstrably reliable. The integrity of the process must be capable of independent verification, from the point of sample collection to the final laboratory report,” it stated.

The household additionally linked its considerations to questions it had beforehand raised concerning the dealing with of organic samples through the autopsy examination performed in reference to Mohbad’s loss of life.

It questioned the position of the pathologist concerned in pattern assortment through the coroner’s inquest.

The household additional claimed that data obtained by way of its enquiries indicated that the laboratory to which samples from the sooner course of have been purportedly despatched had not obtained them or any specimen registered within the identify of Ilerioluwa Promise Aloba.

It confused that the declare represented its account of the matter and required clarification and verification, including that it was not a court docket discovering or independently established proof of wrongdoing by any particular person or establishment.

The household stated it supported a reputable DNA examination able to resolving Liam’s paternity however insisted that the identification of the testing laboratory and the chain of custody of the samples have to be established.

It urged the related authorities to handle its considerations, present the requested data and be sure that the examination complied with the court docket’s order and accepted forensic procedures.

The household consequently requested that Saturday’s train be postponed till the excellent points have been clarified, enough discover was given to all events and their authorized representatives, and additional instructions have been obtained from the court docket the place obligatory.

It stated its goal was to not predetermine the result of the examination however to make sure that the eventual outcome was primarily based on a reputable and correctly documented course of.

The household added that the general public curiosity in establishing the reality shouldn’t be undermined by avoidable uncertainty or an absence of transparency.