A magistrate court sitting in the Ikorodu area of Lagos has ordered the late singer Mohbad’s wife, Omowunmi to be served notice of a pending DNA test application by substituted means.

There’s been many controversies surrounding the death of Mohbad, who passed away on September 12, 2023. The reason and cause of Mohbad’s death pointed to different directions, which led to the accusations of many people as his murderer.

Therefore, celebrities and Nigerians as a whole started to give donations to Mohbad’s few months old baby boy, Liam as at the time, to support his education. Also, royalties from songs he sang were released and given to Liam.

However, rumours questioning Omowunmi’s faithfulness to Mohbad started. This led Nigerians to push for a DNA test to confirm the donations made were actually going to Mohbad’s legitimate son.

Similarly, Mohbad’s father, Joseph Alaoba joined those seeking for a DNA test to confirm Liam’s paternity.

Later, Iyabo Ojo who has been fighting for justice for Mohbad, regarding his death, revealed that Omowunmi has accepted to do a DNA test.

According to Ojo, Omowunmi wants the test conducted in 3 different hospitals and instructed her husband’s family to foot the bills of the DNA test which included a trip to the United States.

The family accepted all her terms. 

Recently,  A Magistrate court sitting in the Ikorodu part of Lagos has ordered that Wunmi, the wife of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as Mohbad, be served notice of a pending DNA test application, by substituted means.

A statement signed by a member of the legal team to the Aloba family, Monisola Odumosu, disclosed this on Wednesday maintaining that the order became necessary after the court sheriff attempted to serve the court process personally on Wunmi twice, but failed.

It will be recalled that the Aloba family is contesting the paternity of baby Liam and filed an application before the Family Court to grant an order against Wunmi to present herself and baby Liam for a DNA test at any recognised laboratory in Lagos.

In the application filed by the legal team to Joseph Aloba, father to the late singer, the family sought an order to serve Wunmi the court papers for the DNA, by posting all the originating processes and other processes in the suit on the last-known address of the respondent.

Odumosu said, “If the process were served on the last-known address of the respondent by Order of the Court, it would constitute good service and she would be aware of the pending suit. The Chief Magistrate granted the order and ordered that the respondent be served by posting the court process on her last known address.

The statement added that the singer’s wife, in a viral video, said she was ready for a DNA test, noting that she had never been available for the court sheriff to serve her the originating motion.

Odumosu also added that the matter had been adjourned till next month for the report of service.

Counsel to Wunmi, Taiwo Olawanle, has however denied knowledge of the court order.

He said, “We don’t have the court order. If we have an order, we will advise her to adhere to it. That is not a problem. But we are not aware of any order”.

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