Key points
- Mohbad’s father says burial waits for DNA court ruling. He calls the case the key step for closure.
- He explains that today’s court date centres on Liam’s paternity. He says the test must finish before any final goodbye.
- The family rift over burial plans still runs very deep. Fans fear the long wait adds fresh pain to old grief.
The father of late singer Mohbad (Ilerioluwa Promise Aloba) has again linked his son’s long delayed burial to a pending DNA court case. In a fresh video shared on TikTok, Joseph Aloba told viewers that his grandchild’s paternity test now stands as the key reason the family has not fixed a final date.
Aloba said the case in court on Tuesday focuses on a DNA test for Liam, the boy widely known as Mohbad’s son. He stressed that the burial will only go ahead when the court process around the test is done and dusted.
This new remark adds another layer to the long running dispute between Aloba and his late son’s widow, Wunmi, over how the case should move. It also ties back to earlier clashes over the DNA process, including a public back and forth where she insisted the case must stay clean and free from any tricks in a detailed update last October, as covered in a separate Wunmi DNA case update.
Why Mohbad’s body is still in the morgue
Mohbad died in Lagos on September 12, 2023, in circumstances that still spark hard questions today. He was first buried the next day, September 13, in a swift move that drew complaints from many fans who felt things moved too fast.
After public pressure and fresh claims, his body was exhumed on September 21, 2023, for an autopsy ordered as part of an official probe into his death. Since then, the late singer’s remains have remained in a morgue while legal and family issues drag on around his name.
A court has already granted permission for a formal, public burial that many fans hope will give them a chance to pay last respects in a more organised way. Yet no firm date has been agreed, because the key parties in the family have not settled on how things should run, who should lead events, and what should follow next.
In his new video, Aloba tried to explain his own side of that deadlock in simple terms. He said the DNA fight now stands above every other point and that he wants clear proof on Liam’s paternity before any final rites for his son.
The widow’s camp has previously pushed back against claims that they stalled tests or blocked the process. Her lawyer has said she is ready to submit the child for testing as long as all steps follow the law and respect valid court orders.
For fans, the longer the body stays in storage, the harsher the pain feels. Many had hoped that once the autopsy and coroner work finished, the family would be able to come together and lay Mohbad to rest in a way they feel matches his short yet bright career.
Online, some voices now plead for elders and neutral figures to help both sides find a path forward. They say the singer’s legacy grows bigger with time while his body still lies in the cold, a contrast that remains hard to accept for people who loved his music across Nigeria and beyond.
How the DNA case drives fresh tension
In the TikTok clip, Aloba appeared near the court as he spoke. He told viewers that “today is DNA court case” and that his lawyer was with him, then stressed that this step is “the most important thing” delaying burial. He said the family can “move to the burial” only after the DNA matter is settled.
This focus on the test fits a wider pattern in his recent moves. In October, Aloba filed a petition through his lawyer, giving the Lagos Attorney General fourteen days to charge some people linked to the coroner’s verdict, a move that showed he is still pressing hard on legal fronts tied to his son’s death and estate. That pressure was captured in detail in an earlier piece on Mohbad’s father fresh petition.
Since then, the late singer’s widow has also made her own legal moves in court. She filed a notice in Ikeja aimed at guarding the late star’s estate and stopping any person from cornering control of it through Letters of Administration while core issues remain before the court.
The wider family has likewise set out fresh rules on how the Aloba name should be used in public while the DNA process continues. In one recent stance, they asked Wunmi to stop using the surname until paternity is lawfully confirmed, a point her lawyer flatly rejected as sentimental and without legal base.
All these legal steps feed into the current standstill. For Aloba, the DNA result seems to stand as the gate that must open before he can accept any final farewell. For the widow’s side, there is concern that the test has been turned into a tool in a wider struggle over estate control and public image.
As things stand, there is still no set date for the fresh burial many people have long expected. The only clear public signal from Aloba is that once the DNA court case ends, he will be ready to gather family, friends, and fans to finally lay his son to rest. Until then, the body of Mohbad stays in the morgue, and the long wait over his final journey continues.
Caught in the middle is Liam, the child whose paternity now shapes big court dates, heavy words, and global news headlines. Supporters of the late singer often say that whatever the result shows, the boy deserves calm, care, and a safe life away from constant fights.
