Lagos Police Commissioner, Adegoke Fayoade yesterday said that the result of the toxicology test of late musician, Ilerioluwa Alboa alias Mohbad, which was conducted abroad was still awaited.
He disclosed this while responding to a question on the state of the investigation into the singer’s death.
Fayoade said contrary to insinuations, what was being awaited was the toxicology result, adding that it was done abroad because hoodlums razed the state-of-the-art forensic laboratory in Lagos during the ENDSARS violence.
According to him, the police launched a homicide investigation and the singer’s body was exhumed for autopsy to determine the cause of death and also gather crucial evidence.
“You will recall that some years back, the Lagos State Government built a state-of-the-art laboratory, however quite unfortunately, the same laboratory worth millions of naira was destroyed by urchins during the EndSars protest.
“If that laboratory was not destroyed we would not have had cause to send the sample from the deceased to the US for toxicology examination.
“It is sad to say that we are yet to receive the toxicology report. We are still awaiting the arrival of the report from the US. We will make public the outcome when we receive it,” he said.
MohBad, 27, died last September 12, under controversial circumstances and was secretly buried the next day.
The nurse who administered a vaccine on him was arrested after she was found to be unlicensed.
Following public outcry, the police set up a panel to probe his death. His corpse was exhumed and some tests conducted.