National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Saturday responded to the Lagos State Police Command’s claim that the agency is yet to respond to its inquiry in an ongoing investigation concerning the late artiste Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka MohBad.
It was alleged on social media publications that the agency had arrested and detained Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka MohBad, in its facility on the 24th of February 2022 and given a substance to drink, to which the police investigation beamed a searchlight on the agency to respond to such allegations.
However, a preliminary report released on Friday by CP Idowu Owohunwa while briefing the press, alleged that the NDLEA was yet to respond to their investigative panel on the alleged arrest and detention.
Debunking the allegation on Saturday, the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters Abuja, Femi Babafemi, said “Following media inquiries on the claim by the Lagos State Police Command at a press conference on Friday 6th October 2023 that it was yet to get a response from the NDLEA on social media allegations bordering on alleged arrest and detention of the late artiste, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka MohBad, the Agency will like to state that indeed its response was sent and received by the police since Thursday 28th September 2023.
“Indeed, to show the seriousness with which the Agency treated the issue, our formal response dated Thursday 28th September 2023 was sent by flight to Lagos, delivered and received by the police the same Thursday 28th September.
“The summary of our response is reproduced below for the benefit of the inquiring public: “We also heard the unsubstantiated allegation on social media that Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka MohBad, was arrested and detained by NDLEA on the 24th of February 2022 and given a substance to drink.
“In response to this allegation, we wish to state categorically that MohBad was never arrested neither was he ever detained in the custody of the NDLEA on the said date or any other date before or after. The preceding being the case, the issue of giving him any substance to drink does not arise,” Babafemi explained.
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