By Emmanuel Daniji

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The family of late Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has asked for the postponement of the DNA test scheduled for Saturday, October 31, saying important details about the laboratory expected to handle the examination remain unclear.

The test, which is expected to take place at Mainland General Hospital/IDH in Yaba, Lagos, is intended to establish the paternity of Liam, the singer’s son.

In a statement signed by the family head, Samuel Aloba, the family said it wanted full information about the United States laboratory expected to analyse the samples before the exercise could go ahead.

One of its major concerns is whether the Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre, which it said was designated by a court order on May 5, 2026, would carry out the analysis itself or simply collect the samples and send them abroad.

The family is asking for the name and address of the proposed laboratory, its accreditation details and an explanation of how the samples would be collected, preserved, transported and analysed.

It also wants clear safeguards to ensure that the samples collected in Lagos are the same ones eventually examined overseas.

The family said its concerns were not an accusation that anyone had tampered with the samples. Rather, it wants the process to be transparent and credible so that the final result will be accepted by all parties.

It also referred to questions it had previously raised about the handling of biological samples during investigations connected to Mohbad’s death.

The family has therefore requested that the exercise be postponed until the outstanding issues are addressed, all parties are properly informed and any necessary further court directions are obtained.

Mohbad died on September 12, 2023, at the age of 27. Since his death, questions surrounding his passing and the paternity of his son have remained in the public eye.

The paternity dispute involves the singer’s father, Joseph Aloba, and his widow, Omowunmi Aloba. Although a court had ordered DNA testing to settle the matter, disagreements over how the examination should be conducted have continued to delay the process.

For now, the family says it wants the test to go ahead, but insists that the procedure must be clear, properly supervised and trusted by everyone involved.