…Naira Marley and Sam Larry to be detained for 21 days.
Owodunni Ibrahim, also known as Primeboy, has said the police lied about inviting him for questioning over the death of his late childhood friend, Ilerioluwa Aloba, better known as Mohbad.
Pilot News earlier reported that Primeboy was declared wanted by the police on Wednesday for failing to comply with the invitation regarding an investigation into Mohbad’s death.
The police also pledged a N1 million bounty to anyone with useful information that would lead to his arrest.
A few hours after he was declared wanted, the Lagos State police spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin announced that the singer turned himself in and has been taken into custody for interrogation.
Following his being declared wanted, Owodunni Ibrahim Oluwatosin aka Primeboy has turned himself in. He has, immediately, been taken into custody for interrogation and other necessary actions.
The Lagos State Police Command once again assures family, friends, fans of Mohbad and… https://t.co/lp0gkOJB3B
— SP Benjamin Hundeyin (@BenHundeyin) October 5, 2023
In an interview with TVC News, shortly before he was taken into custody, Primeboy said he didn’t snub the police invitation. “That’s a big lie, there is no way I will receive a message from the police and I will refuse them,” he said.
“Before being declared wanted, I wanted to turn myself in – I mean to explain myself at the station because they started accusing me wrongly. People that I called said I should chill, I shouldn’t go anywhere, and should wait for them to invite me.
“So I kept waiting and suddenly I found myself wanted online yesterday. People started calling me that there’s N1 million for anyone who finds me and I was shocked and surprised. I called my lawyer and family and they said I should calm down and that nothing would happen, so far I know nothing about it.”
Primeboy also claimed that Mohbad’s wife is framing him for the late singer’s death. “I wasn’t with him when he died, because we departed after his show on Sunday,” he said.
“He chased me out of the car that day because he and his wife were having a hidden conversation, it was his family affair. I want justice for Mohbad and I want his wife to stop framing me online, that’s wrong. They don’t even know how I feel losing him and now they’re accusing me.”
Meanwhile, Naira Marley and Sam Larry are being detained by the Lagos State Police Command on remand.
Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun of a magistrate court sitting in Yaba, Lagos, on Wednesday, ordered that the suspects be remanded for 21 days pending the completion of the investigation.
