Marlian Records boss, Naira Marley has been unfollowed by over 600,000 Instagram users following the demise of his former signee, Mohbad.
Since Mohbad died on September 12, many have pointed fingers at Naira Marley and accused him of bullying and assaulting the late singer.
Amidst the outrage, many began unfollowing him.
He used to have 7.4 million followers but at the time of this report, his followers are currently 6.8million. This means 600,000 accounts have unfollowed him.
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Save the Poor and Needy Charity Initiative (SPANCI), a human rights advocacy group, has sent a message to the Federal Government.
The group enjoined the Federal Government and security agencies to confiscate properties and freeze bank accounts belonging to Azeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, and Samson Erinfolabi Balogun, popularly known as Sam Larry, over allegations of being behind the death of Ilerioluwa Olademeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad.
It also advised that the duo of Naira Marley and Sam Larry should be declared wanted.
Mohbad died last week under questionable circumstances.
President of the group, Comrade Yemi Bello made these calls in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Friday.
He urged the government to act fast after Sam Larry, alleged to be outside Nigeria at the moment, reportedly threatened Iyabo Ojo, a Nollywood actress championing the call for justice Mohbad’s death.
“We want the federal government to confiscate their properties and freeze their bank account and investigate their source of money and wealth. We want them to immediately declare them wanted as we also say to government of those countries they are to deport them immediately to prove their innocence,” he said.
The spokesman for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Femi Babafemi, has refuted the claims that the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka MohBad, was poisoned in their custody.
In an X post on Saturday, Babafemi argued that the deceased was not one of the Marlian Music acts arrested by the agency in 2022, as speculated by many.
He added that this makes it impossible for MohBad to have been poisoned in their custody.
Babafemi shared a link by an online platform (Not Punch Online) which detailed the arrest of six people, two females, and four males, in the persons of Oniyide Azeez (Zinoleesky), Owoeye Michael (m) and Abimbola Ogbe (m).
Others are Dominica Chinwe (f), Olaolohun Shubomi Mariam (f), and Ibrahim Alawo (m).
“This is an authentic account of the arrest and detention of some Malian artistes in Feb 2022, an incident that has now been twisted by purveyors of fake news to say Mohbad was poisoned or detained by the agency.
“I hope, they’ll be bold enough to defend their claims when the hand of the law catches them,” Babafemi tweeted.
Babafemi’s tweet is coming hours after a now-viral video of the deceased surfaced online, showing him weeping in what looked like a hospital.
In the video, MohBad claimed he was harassed and given a white substance to consume.
“They gave me water to drink, it was inside a bottle of water plastic. They said I was using drugs. I was the only one who drank it, they didn’t give others to drink. I won’t lie. Then they told me to go home and told the others to wait.
“They even hit a gun on my head. I saved Zino in that video but Zino snitched on me.”
Nigerians have been stirred up as more heartbreaking videos of Mohbad being assaulted continue making the rounds online.
Some of the videos were shared on October 5, 2022, by dancer, Life of Orezzy, who said he was equally beaten after he tried to intervene when a group of boys were assaulting Mohbad.
According to Life of Orezzy, Naira Marley was present when Mohbad was being stepped on by the group of boys.
He posted the videos and even photos of the assault on his Instagram page while stating that ‘’If I die, the whole of marlians music individuals(naira Marley and his boiz)should be held responsible.”
Read his post below: ‘’If I die, the whole of marlians music individuals(naira Marley and his boiz)should be held responsible. Look how my brothers and I were treated without even engaging in any physical fight with any of the marlian music people. .
“I was dragged naked on the road and naira Marley did nothing about it, I lost some of my valuables . I was stripped like I stole all in the name of begging them not to touch mohbad ..I know I don’t have the power and connection they do have but I have GOD.
“We are attacked with all sort of weapons…please ooo Nigerians help me… I repeat if I die marlians music people should be held responsible………..shuddy, seyi, Sid and co .. if I die , atlease pple will know some of the names of the people who brutalized me…. I fear nobody but God my creator..#pleasesave”
The mother of the late up-and-coming musician, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, who was widely recognized as Mohbad, has broken her silence for the first time following the singer’s passing on Tuesday.
The bereaved mother who spoke in Yoruba language in a video making the rounds on the internet on Sunday, said she was sure that her son’s death did not come from God and that someone killed him.
She said Mohbad had no rest from the moment singer and rapper, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, came into his life.
Naira Marley is the owner of Marlian Music, the record label that formerly signed the late Mohbad.
She also dismissed claims that Mohbad was not mentally ill.
Also according to her, she never knew Naira Marley until Mohbad met him. She said the late Mohbad did not have a headache and liver problem before his death, stressing that nothing was wrong with him when he went for his last show in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
The bereaved mother who cried for justice for her son said, “I’m the mother of Mohbad, Promise Oladimeji Emmanuel Ayobami. I’m not dead, I am alive but who prayed to be hurt by the death of a child and be forced to speak out? All the things happening, I don’t know about them but I know that my son’s death did not come from God. Someone killed him.
“Whoever killed my child; their house will be hot; there will be war there; they will grieve. The glory of that family will drown. This is for whoever killed him and their children because they caused me pain.
“I’m alive but it is not ideal for me to be talking; what do I say about my child? But I know that from the time Naira (Marley) came into my son’s life, my son had no rest. His mind was not at rest.
“All the times they lied against him; I could not talk because I was not given permission to talk. I asked my son what happened. I still called that morning; he gave me money to go to the hospital. I called him from that hospital. He said Mummy, something is happening.
“When they came for him, he was not there. He was in the studio, singing. But when he knew something was happening, he came to me. I asked him: what is happening? I was his life and his heaven. He said he came because he heard something happened and that they took them.
“He said he was given water and didn’t know what happened afterwards. That was when the problem started. He is dead; he sees me but I can’t see him. We started going from place to place- my son and I. He could not sleep. Till Promise died, he was afraid. Sometimes, when he was supposed to attend shows, he would not go. They would say Naira and his crew were coming.
“They were beating him every day. People would call me, even people I didn’t know. Till he died, I also didn’t rest. I was afraid and frightened. Before he died, I spent 10 days in his house. I left on a Saturday and heard on Monday that he was dead. I still spoke to his wife that Monday; it was about one hour later that I received a call that he was dead.
“All the things they are saying are lies. They said he was mentally ill. Don’t you understand what they call mental illness? Promise was mad but he was married and had children. People are not afraid of God and the dead. My son was not mentally ill. Those who claim he was mentally ill, please ask them for the name of the hospital that confirmed it. Where is the result of the test?
“I’m not dead but I don’t know what to do. He left his wife and children behind. He is survived by others including his brother and me. From the time Naira Marley came into his life, I knew Promise was in trouble.
“He is dead but he didn’t enjoy his life. I won’t lie to you. Where Promise went to, I will also go there one day. All of us will still go there. Let us be careful. All those saying all kinds of things, fear God and fear the dead. If Promise could appear to us, he should do so, so that he would explain all that happened.
“My son was not mentally ill. I never knew Naira (Marley) until Promise met him. Please save me; they have hurt me through my son’s death. See what happened to my son who had so much glory. He didn’t have a headache and had no liver problem.
“There was nothing wrong with him when he went for his last show. He went to the show in Ikorodu. I don’t have any power; who will fight for me?”
Naira Marley, the popular Nigerian singer and rapper, has spoken for the first time since Mohbad died on Tuesday.
Mohbad passed away under controversial circumstances and was buried on Wednesday in Ikorodu, Lagos State.
In a statement posted on his Instagram on Friday, Naira Marley said he is “heartbroken” by Mohbad’s death, adding that he will “be truly missed”.
The Marlian Record label boss admitted that although they had “disagreements, no harm whatsoever was wished on Mohbad”.
Naira Marley also condoled with Mohbad’s family, while demanding a thorough investigation into the 27-year-old’s death.
Naira Marley, the famous Nigerian singer and record label executive, has taken to Instagram to ask several questions.
He pose some questions over the demise of his former signee, Mohbad.
In posts shared on his Instastories, Naira Marley asked where Mohbad was at the time he passed away and who were the people with him as well.
He also questioned the story of Mohbad suffering an ear infection. He further asked about the identity of the nurse that treated Mohbad at the time and also wondered why an autopsy wasn’t carried out on the singer before he was laid to rest.
“Where did he go? Who were the people with him? Who was the nurse treating him? Why was there no autopsy?” – Naira Marley wrote
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A petition to ban Marlian music has garnered more than 47,000 signatures, labeling Marlian Records as a clandestine drug syndicate posing as a record label.
Marlian Records is a Nigerian record label owned by popular Nigerian artist Naira Marley.
The campaign titled: “Ban Marlian Music” had garnered over 47,000 petitions as of 12.30 pm on Friday.
Giving reasons for the petition, the advocates explained that Marlian Records recruits young boys to peddle drugs as well as indulge in drug-related activities.
They attached some pictures and videos showing Naira Marley and some of the artists on the label.
The campaigners stated that “it could be seen in a trending case of ex-signee Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba popularly known as Mohbad/Imole; how his life was cut short, how his fundamental rights as a human being was trampled upon just before his demise.
“The perpetrators of the acts include Sam Larry And Naira Marley as evidences are being opened up to the public how he was beaten, trailed as well as killed by these men – Sam Larry And Naira Marley.”
The petition filed by late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad against Sam Larry, who is said to be an ally of Naira Marley, before his tragic demise has surfaced online.
There has been uproar on social media after a video showing the moment La I norry stormed a music shoot in which Mohbad and Zlatan were on set with some boys targeting Mohbad who scampered away in fear.
Zlatan, however, saved the situation as he stood up to Larry and his allies to forestall any attack or bullying on Mohbad.
In the petition dated, June 27th, Mohbad had complained to the assistant Inspector-General of Police, alleging threat to life, malicious damage of properties, occasional harm, and oppression.
The petition also detailed the occurrence of the music shoot incident and how Samilarry invaded the premises with dangerous arms such as guns, and cutlasses to harm the late singer.
The deceased singer in his petition added that the intervention of Zlatan prevented the men from assaulting him.
It reads:
”PETITION OF THREAT TO LIFE, MALICIOUS DAMAG TIES VALUED THE SUM OF FIVE MILLION NAIRA, ASSAULT OCCASIONING HARM, OPPRESSION AND CONDUCT LIKELY TO CAUSE BREACH OF PEACE AGAINST SAMLARRY ELEGUSHI, ELELE, °BELE AND OTHERS .
I of the above name and address, a law abiding citizen and a Musician bring to your notice the assault and threat to my Ide by the above mentioned persons.
On 25,’ June, 2023 while having a video shoot with another artist by name Datan the above mentioned persons numbering about fifteen led by Sarnlarry Elegushi invaded the premises with dangerous arms such as guns, cutlasses etc where I was shooting video and scattered the whole process of the shooting, damaged the equipment I was using for the shooting valued about Five Million Naira and started threatening my life which in the process they became violent and assaulted me which I sustained injuries but narrowly escaped.
Attached to this petition is the said pictures. Total amount I paid for the shooting they have destroyed is Eight Million Naira (N8.000,000) which is non-refundable.
However, during the assault, they were boasting that they work for Oba Elegushi and that they have been asked to deal with me for reasons best known to them which till date they are still threatening to kill me if seen. Sir, I call on your good office to save my life from the above mentioned persons and bring them to book. Thank you for your timely intervention.
Yours faithfully,
Aloha Promise Oladimeji”