By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
Joseph Aloba, the father of late musician Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba A.K.A Mohbad has appealed the ruling of an Ikeja High Court which dismisses his application seeking to nullify the legal advice absolving Naira Marley, Sam Larry and others of the death of the late music star.
Justice Taiwo Olatokun had on July 2, 2025 ruled that the powers of the Attorney General of Lagos State exercised through the DPP on whether to prosecute or not, were valid and within the confines of the law.
Joseph Aloba, through his counsel, Wahab Shittu, is seeking two reliefs from the Appeal Court including an order of certiriorari to remove for the purpose of being quashed, the legal advice, ref. LJP/HOM/2023/170 in respect of murder case of late Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba a k a Mohbad, the decision or recommended by the respondents to the appeal to wit the DPP. He is also seeking an order allowing the appeal of the appellant.
The grounds of the appeal included that the trial court erred in law when it held that the powers of the Lagos AG under section 211(1) of the Constitution are settled and unassailable… that the AG prosecutorial power is absolute and non-justiciable, subject only to politically or public accountability.
Another relief sought was that in exercising its power, the AG of Lagos State shall has regard to “public interest, the interest of justice and need to prevent abuse of judicial process. The appellant also averred that the powers by the AG, notwithstanding the on-going proceedings of the coroner systems law 2015 is not in the public interest and constitution and constitute an abuse of judicial process.
