By Francesca Hangeior
A musical artiste, Owodunni Ibrahim, popularly known as Primeboy, has dragged the Nigeria Police Force to court for alleged abuse of his fundamental human rights.
Reports have it that the Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, declared Primeboy wanted following his failure to honour a police invitation successfully sent to him since the commencement of the investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of the singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad.
In a statement made available on Thursday, Primeboy’s lawyer, Akinpelu Ogunbona, said the suit was filed before the Federal High Court, in the Ikoyi area of the state.
Ogunbona said the singer was demanding the removal of his name from the wanted list, amongst other prayers.
“Primeboy has sued the police via an originating motion filed before the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on October 11.
He prayed to the court for a couple of reliefs, some of which included a declaration that the special police gazette bulletin issued by the office of the IGP declaring Primeboy wanted was a contravention of Primeboy’s right to respect for the dignity of his human person.
Primeboy also prayed the court to delist his name from the wanted list amongst other prayers,” the statement read.
Primeboy has since the death of Mohbad been at the centre of the controversies trailing the death of his late ally.
He also surrendered himself to the police barely 24 hours after he was declared wanted.
Mohbad died on September 12 at the age of 27, with circumstances surrounding his death sparking controversies on social media.
Being a former record label signee of Marlian Music, owned by Naira Marley, Mohbad left the label in February 2022.
The state police command had, on September 18, 2023, inaugurated a 13-man special investigation team to probe the death.
His death also led to the arrest of Naira Marley and controversial Lagos socialite Balogun Eletu, aka Sam Larry, amongst others.
The body of Mohbad was, on September 21, 2023, exhumed for autopsy to unravel the cause of his death.