The Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro (SAN), has announced that it received the toxicology report and other forensic analyses conducted in the United States on the late singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad
Pedro, while speaking at a press conference held at the Ministry of Justice Conference Room in Alausa, on Monday confirmed that the autopsy report is now with the Lagos State Pathologist and the coroner magistrate.
The commissioner during the briefing acknowledged delays in the investigation, attributing them to the time required for a thorough forensic process. “On the Mohbad case, yes, I agree there has been a delay, and the delay is caused by time taken for investigation,” he stated.
The commissioner further explained that comprehensive investigative procedures, including forensic analysis and toxicology, are very important in ensuring that any case brought to court has the necessary evidence to secure a conviction.
“Forensic, analysis, toxicology, all these are part of the investigation. Full-proof investigation that can lead at least to conviction in a case that is presented before the courts,” Pedro said.
The Attorney General also clarified that the toxicology examination had to be conducted in the United States due to the destruction of the Lagos DNA and Forensic Centre during the #EndSARS protests of October 2020.