Substituted services for the witnesses had been ordered by Magistrate T. A. Sotobi after an application by Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba was granted to serve a witness summons on additional witnesses through a reputable national newspaper and social media.
The witnesses are Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley, Samson Eletu aka Sam Larry, Mohbad’s sister-in-law, Karimot Ogunbayo, Mohbad’s lawyer, Oluwasanmi Falade, the nurse who treated the late artiste before his demise, Feyisayo Ogedengbe, and the driver who drove him to the hospital, Fidelis Esanbor.
The head of the Aloba family’s legal team Taiwo Odumosu, who spoke with Punch on Wednesday, disclosed that an ally of the singer, Boluwatife Adeyemo aka Darosha was the only key witness at Wednesday’s court sitting.
According to him, the magistrate contemplated issuing a subpoena if they were absent at the next court sitting.
“Today’s sitting was to continue with the examination of witnesses to know what happened to Mohbad and how he died. So, among all the key witnesses invited and served through substituted means, only Darosha was in court.
“Meanwhile, the magistrate said she would issue another witness summons one last time chance. She said if they fail to appear on the next adjourned date, they will be subpoenaed,” Odumosu stated.
