Controversial singer, Abdulazeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, and Lagos socialite, Samson Eletu, aka Sam Larry, have filed a fundamental rights suit to challenge their continued detention over the death of 27-year-old singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, with stage name Mohbad.
Joined as defendants in the suit before a Federal High Court in Lagos were the police and the Lagos magistrate, Adeola Olatunbosun, who ordered their remand in police custody for 21 days.
Naira Marley and Sam Larry are each demanding N20 million damages from the defendants.
In the suit by their lawyer, Mr. Olalekan Ojo, SAN, they are urging the court to declare that the continued detention “at the Homicide Section of the Lagos State Police Command, Panti, Yaba, Lagos State since 4 October 2023”, constituted a violation of their rights.
In affidavits attached to their suits, deponents said: “Their travails started between 3 and 4 October 2023, when they were arrested by the police on the alleged connection of the applicants with the death of one Ilerioluwa Aloba, aka Mohbad.
“On 4 October 2023, the Commissioner of Police sought an order in the Magistrates’ Court, held at Yaba to remand them for 30 days”.
